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truck¹ noun 1 Brit an open railway wagon for carrying goods. 2 chiefly N Amer a lorry. 3 a frame with four or more wheels that supports a railway carriage. 4 any wheeled vehicle, trolley or cart for moving heavy goods. 5 a type of steerable axle on a skateboard. verb (trucked, trucking) 1 a to put on or into a truck; b to transport by truck. 2 intrans, chiefly N Amer to work as a truck driver.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c.

truck² noun 1 exchange of goods; commercial dealings. 2 payment of wages in goods rather than money. 3 colloq small goods or wares. 4 colloq odds and ends • Clear all the marbles and other truck off the floor. 5 especially US market-garden produce, such as vegetables and fruit. verb (trucked, trucking) intrans to give (goods) in exchange; to barter. have no truck with someone or something to avoid them or it; to have nothing to do with them or it.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French troquer to exchange.