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truck2

Pronunciation: /trʌk/
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Definition of truck

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 archaic barter.
  • chiefly historical the payment of workers in kind or with vouchers rather than money.
  • 2chiefly archaic small wares.
  • informal odds and ends.
  • 3North American market-garden produce, especially vegetables: [as modifier]:a truck garden

verb

[with object] archaic
  • barter or exchange.

Phrases

have (or want) no truck with

avoid or wish to avoid dealings or being associated with:we have no truck with that style of gutter journalism

Origin:

Middle English (as a verb): probably from Old French, of unknown origin; compare with medieval Latin trocare

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