stake body

American

noun

an open truck body having a platform with sockets at the edge into which upright stakes may be placed to form a fence around a load.

Etymology

Origin of stake body

First recorded in 1930–35

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stake body

And be ready to stake body and soul, goods and reputation, on its truth.

From The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 by James Stalker

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