trunky

American

[truhngk-ee] / ˈtrʌŋk i /

adjective

trunkier, trunkiest

Informal. (of a Mormon missionary) anxious to return home.
homesick, eager for a change of scene, or feeling an urge to travel; restless.
smelling like the interior of a travel trunk.
(of a person or a tree) having a thick or prominent torso or trunk.

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The last day of school he always went home and found the house smelling trunky and Mother with piles of clothes folded on all the chairs, packing a Saratoga trunk.

From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield

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