| Truck (truck) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Truck |
| [L. trochus an iron
hoop, Gr. (?) a wheel, fr. (?) to run. See Trochee, and cf.
Truckle, v. i.] |
A small
wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel,
as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.
A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying
goods, stone, and other heavy articles.
A swiveling carriage,
consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary
boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car;
-- sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or
six wheels.
A small
wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it
for reeving halyards through.
A freight car.
A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for
various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.
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To transport on a truck or
trucks.
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To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to
truck knives for gold dust.
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To exchange commodities; to
barter; to trade; to deal.
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| Truck (truck) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Truck |
| [Cf. F. troc.] |
Exchange of commodities; barter.
Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small
trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables
raised for the market.
The practice of paying wages in goods instead of
money; -- called also truck system.
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