trunk
[ truhngk ]
/ trʌŋk /
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noun
adjective
of, relating to, or noting a main channel or line, as of a railroad or river.
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Origin of trunk
1400–50; late Middle English trunke<Latin truncus stem, trunk, stump, noun use of truncus lopped
OTHER WORDS FROM trunk
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British Dictionary definitions for trunk
trunk
/ (trʌŋk) /
noun
See also trunks
Derived forms of trunk
trunkful, nountrunkless, adjectiveWord Origin for trunk
C15: from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus, from truncus (adj) lopped
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