The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1774
<-- 7. A wheeled vehicle for carrying freight; esp. (a) motorized vehicle larger than an automobile with a compartment in front for the driver, behind which is a separate compartment for the freight. A truck may have an inflexible body, or may be jointed as is a tractor-trailer. (b) A vehicle with a short body and a support for attaching a trailer; -- also called a tractor. The combination of tractor and trailer, is called a tractor-trailer (a form of articulated vehicle), and is used primarily for hauling freight on a highway. -->
<-- Truck, n. 1. barter. 2. commodidites for barter or fro small trade. 3. asslociation, interaction, or connection, as in "I'll have no truck with the likes of them." 4. payment of wages in goods, rahther than casj. 5. vegetable grown for market, as in truck farm. 6. small articles of little value. [All from MW10. No comparable definitions in W1913!] -->
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Truck , v. t. To transport on a truck or trucks.
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Truck , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trucked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. trucking .] [OE. trukken ,F. troquer ; akin to Sp. & Pg. trocar ; of uncertain origin.] To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust .
We will begin by supposing the international trade to be in form, what it always is in reality, an actual trucking of one commodity against another. J. S. Mill.
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Truck , v. i. To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.
A master of a ship, who deceived them under color of trucking with them. Palfrey.
Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster. Burke.
To truck and higgle for a private good. Emerson.
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Truck (?) , n. [Cf. F. troc .] 1. Exchange of commodities; barter.
Hakluyt.
2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]
3. The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; -- called also truck system .
Garden truck , vegetables raised for market. [Colloq.] [U. S.] -- Truck farming , raising vegetables for market: market gardening. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Truck"age (?) , n. The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter; truck.
The truckage of perishing coin. Milton.
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Truck"age , n. Money paid for the conveyance of goods on a truck; freight.
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Truck"er (?) , n. One who trucks; a trafficker.
No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls. South.
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Truck"ing , n. The business of conveying goods on trucks.
Truckle <Xpage=1545>
Truc"kle (?) , n. [Dim. of truck a wheel; or from the kindred L. trochlea a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys. See Truck a wheel.] A small wheel or caster.
Hudibras.
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Truc"kle , v. i. [From truckle in truckle-bed , in allusion to the fact that the truckle-bed on which the pupil slept was rolled under the large bed of the master.] To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to submit; to creep. "Small, trucking states."
Burke.
Religion itself is forced to truckle to worldly poliey. Norris.
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Truc"kle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Truckled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Truckling (?) .] To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
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Truc"kle-bed` (?) , n. A low bed on wheels, that may be pushed under another bed; a trundle-bed. "His standing bed and truckle-bed ."
Shak.
Truckler <Xpage=1545>
Truc"kler (?) , n. One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another.
Truckman <Xpage=1545>
Truck"man (?) , n. ; pl. Truckmen (#) . 1. [From Truck barter.] One who does business in the way of barter or exchange.
2. [From Truck a carriage.] One who drives a truck, or whose business is the conveyance of goods on trucks.
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Tru"cu*lence (?) , Tru"cu*len*cy (?) , n. [L. truculentia .] The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.
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Tru"cu*lent (?) , a. [L. truculentus , fr. trux , gen. trucis , wild, fierce: cf. F. truculent .] 1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia .
Ray.
2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless.
More or less truculent plagues. Harvey.
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Tru"cu*lent*ly , adv. In a truculent manner.
Trudge <Xpage=1545>
Trudge (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Trudged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trudging .] [Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to walk on snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. truga , trudja , a snowshoe, Norw. truga , Icel. þr&umac;ga .] To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.
And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet. Dryden.
Trudgeman <Xpage=1545>
Trudge"man (?) , n. A truchman. [Obs.]
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True (?) , a. [ Compar. Truer (?) ; superl. Truest .] [OE. trewe , AS. tre\'a2we faithful, true, from tre\'a2w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe , adj., treuwa , n., OS. triuwi , adj., trewa , n., D. trouw , adj. & n., G. treu , adj., treue , n., OHG. gitriuwi , adj., triuwa , n. , Icel. tryggr , adj., Dan. tro , adj. & n., Sw. trogen , adj., tro , n., Goth. triggws , adj., triggwa , n., trauan to trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf. Trow , Trust , Truth .]
1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts .
2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original .
Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. Sir W. Scott.
3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge .
Thy so true , So faithful, love unequaled. Milton.
Dare to be true : nothing can need a lie. Herbert.
4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian .
The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John i. 9.
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. Pope.
&hand; True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true .
Out of true , varying from correct mechanical form, alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not perpendicular, of a wheel whose circumference is not in the same plane, and the like. [Colloq.] -- A true bill (Law) , a bill of indictment which is returned by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges to be true. -- True time . See under Time .
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True , adv. In accordance with truth; truly.
Shak.
True-blue <Xpage=1545>
True"-blue` (?) , a. Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the true , or Coventry , blue , formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue , under Blue .
True-blue <Xpage=1545>
True"-blue` , n. A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.
True-born <Xpage=1545>
True"-born` (?) , a. Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman .
True-bred <Xpage=1545>
True"-bred` (?) , a. 1. Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast .
Shak.
2. Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman .
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True"-heart`ed (?) , a. Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. -- True"-heart`ed*ness , n.
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Truelove <Xpage=1546>
True"love` (?) , n. 1. One really beloved.
2. (Bot.) A plant. See Paris .
3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath.
T. R. Lounsbury.
Under his tongue a truelove he bore. Chaucer.
Truelove knot , a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also true-lover's knot .
Trueness <Xpage=1546>
True"ness , n. The quality of being true; reality; genuineness; faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.
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True"-pen`ny (?) , n. An honest fellow.
Shak. Bacon.
Truffle <Xpage=1546>
Truf"fle (?; 277) , n. [OF. trufle , F. truffe ; akin to Sp. trufa , tartufo ; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. Tuber , Trifle .] Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle ( Tuber melanosporum ) and the English truffle ( T. \'91stivum ) are much esteemed as articles of food.
Truffle worm (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of a fly of the genus Leiodes , injurious to truffles. <-- Truffle pig , a pig used for finding truffles. When trained, certain pigs have a peculiar ability to smell truffles which lie underground, making them useful for searching out hidden truffles. -->
Truffled <Xpage=1546>
Truf"fled (?) , a. Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey .
Trug <Xpage=1546>
Trug (?) , n. [Cf. Trough .] 1. A trough, or tray. Specifically: (a) A hod for mortar. (b) An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a bushel.
Bailey.
2. A concubine; a harlot. [Obs.]
Taylor (1630).
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Trug"ging-house` (?) , n. [See Trug , n. , 2.] A brothel. [Obs.]
Robert Greene.
Truism <Xpage=1546>
Tru"ism (?) , n. [From True .] An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; -- opposed to falsism .
Trifling truisms clothed in great, swelling words. J. P. Smith.
Truismatic <Xpage=1546>
Tru`is*mat"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to truisms; consisting of truisms. [R.]
Trull <Xpage=1546>
Trull (?) , n. [G. trolle , trulle ; cf. OD. drol a jester, Dan. trold an elf, imp, Sw. troll a goblin, Icel. troll , tr\'94ll , a giant, fiend, demon. Cf. Droll , Troll .] 1. A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop.
Shak.
2. A girl; a wench; a lass. [Obs.]
Trullization <Xpage=1546>
Trul`li*za"tion (?) , n. [L. trullissatio , from trullissare to trowel, to plaster, fr. trulla a trowel.] The act of laying on coats of plaster with a trowel.
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Tru"ly (?) , adv. [From True .] 1. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly ; the facts are truly represented .
I can not truly say how I came here. Shak.
2. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence .
3. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover ; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
Burke.
4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. Shak.
5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
Beauty is excelled by manly grace And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. Milton.
Trump <Xpage=1546>
Trump (?) , n. [OE. trumpe , trompe , F. trompe ; probably fr. L. triumphare to triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make a joyous sound or noise. See Triumph , v. i. & n. , and cf. Trombone , Tromp , Trump at cards, Trumpery , Trumpet , Trunk a proboscis.] A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.
We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump . 1 Cor. xv. 51, 52.
The wakeful trump of doom. Milton.
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Trump , v. i. [Cf. OF. tromper . See Trump a trumpet.] To blow a trumpet. [Obs.]
Wyclif (Matt. vi. 2).
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Trump , n. [A corruption of triumph , F. triomphe . See Triumph , and cf. Trump a trumpet.] 1. A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the other suits.
2. An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff .
Decker.
3. A good fellow; an excellent person. [Slang]
Alfred is a trump , I think you say. Thackeray.
To put to one's trumps , ∨ To put on one's trumps , to force to the last expedient, or to the utmost exertion.
But when kings come so low as to fawn upon philosophy, which before they neither valued nor understood, it is a sign that fails not, they are then put to their last trump . Milton.
Put the housekeeper to her trumps to accommodate them. W. Irving.
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Trump , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Trumped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trumping .] To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.
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Trump , v. t. To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick .
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Trump , v. t. [F. tromper to deceive, in OF., to blow a trumpet, se tromper de to mock. See Trump a trumpet.] 1. To trick, or impose on; to deceive. [Obs.] "To trick or trump mankind."
B. Jonson.
2. To impose unfairly; to palm off.
Authors have been trumped upon us. C. Leslie.
To trump up , to devise; to collect with unfairness; to fabricate; as, to trump up a charge.
Trumpery <Xpage=1546>
Trump"er*y (?) , n. [F. tromperie deceit, fr. tromper to deceive. See Trump to trick.] 1. Deceit; fraud. [Obs.]
Grenewey.
2. Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish.
The trumpery in my house, go bring it hither, for state to catch these thieves. Shak.
Upon the coming of Christ, very much, though not all, of this idolatrous trumpery and superstition was driven out of the world. South.
Trumpery <Xpage=1546>
Trump"er*y , a. Worthless or deceptive in character. "A trumpery little ring."
Thackeray.
Trumpet <Xpage=1546>
Trump"et (?) , n. [F. trompette , dim. of trompe . See Trump a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.
The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms. Dryden.
2. (Mil.) A trumpeter.
Clarendon.
3. One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
Shak.
That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit of those times . . . to be the trumpet of his praises. Dryden.
4. (Mach) A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
Ear trumpet . See under Ear . -- Sea trumpet (Bot.) , a great seaweed ( Ecklonia buccinalis ) of the Southern Ocean. It has a long, hollow stem, enlarging upwards, which may be made into a kind of trumpet, and is used for many purposes. -- Speaking trumpet , an instrument for conveying articulate sounds with increased force. -- Trumpet animalcule (Zo\'94l.) , any infusorian belonging to Stentor and allied genera, in which the body is trumpet-shaped. See Stentor . -- Trumpet ash (Bot.) , the trumpet creeper. [Eng.] -- Trumpet conch (Zo\'94l.) , a trumpet shell, or triton. -- Trumpet creeper (Bot.) , an American climbing plant ( Tecoma radicans ) bearing clusters of large red trumpet-shaped flowers; -- called also trumpet flower , and in England trumpet ash . -- Trumpet fish . (Zo\'94l.) (a) The bellows fish. (b) The fistularia. -- Trumpet flower . (Bot.) (a) The trumpet creeper; also, its blossom. (b) The trumpet honeysuckle. (c) A West Indian name for several plants with trumpet-shaped flowers. -- Trumpet fly (Zo\'94l.) , a botfly. -- Trumpet honeysuckle (Bot.) , a twining plant ( Lonicera sempervirens ) with red and yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; -- called also trumpet flower . -- Trumpet leaf (Bot.) , a name of several plants of the genus Sarracenia . -- Trumpet major (Mil.) , the chief trumpeter of a band or regiment. -- Trumpet marine (Mus.) , a monochord, having a thick string, sounded with a bow, and stopped with the thumb so as to produce the harmonic tones; -- said to be the oldest bowed instrument known, and in form the archetype of all others. It probably owes its name to "its external resemblance to the large speaking trumpet used on board Italian vessels, which is of the same length and tapering shape." Grove . -- Trumpet shell (Zo\'94l.) , any species of large marine univalve shells belonging to Triton and allied genera. See Triton , 2. -- Trumpet tree . (Bot.) See Trumpetwood .
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