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lorry

UK/ˈlɒɹi/ US/ˈlʌɹi/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

2.

a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

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Origin

Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare dialectal lurry-cart), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.

Phrases

  • articulated lorry
  • bin lorry
  • breakdown lorry
  • fall off the back of a lorry
  • flatbed lorry
  • lorry driver
  • skip lorry
  • steam lorry

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