lorry

/ˈlɒɹi/

lorry · noun — A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck.

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lorry is pronounced /ˈlɒɹi/.

Etymology

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.

noun

A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

verb

To transport by, or as if by, lorry.e.g.“He lorried away with a whole pile of things, and cheated the bailiffs.” — 1869 December 18, T. T. W., “Lurry”, in Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, General Readers, etc., volume IV (4th Series), London: Published at the office, 43 Wellingt

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