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(1):

(v. i.) A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.

(2):

(n.) Exchange of commodities; barter.

(3):

(v. i.) To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.

(4):

(v. i.) 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.

(5):

(v. i.) A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles.

(6):

(v. t.) To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust.

(7):

(v. i.) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through.

(8):

(n.) The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; - called also truck system.

(9):

(n.) Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market.

(10):

(v. i.) A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various purposes.

(11):

(v. t.) To transport on a truck or trucks.

(12):

(v. i.) A freight car.

(13):

(v. i.) A frame on low wheels or rollers; - used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Truck'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/truck.html. 1828.
 
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