trunkern.

/ˈtrʌŋkə/

Etymology: < trunk n. or trunk v.² + -er suffix¹.

1. (See quot. 1921). Cf. trunk v.² 2.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for treating ores > [noun] > for washing ore > others

buddle-head1671

trommel1877

trunker?1881

yandy1959

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 84 Copper miner... Trunker.

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §056 Trunker, separates slimes from ore by running mixture into and out of a long box, launder or trunk.

a. A long-distance lorry-driver; spec. one who drives at night, and is not responsible for loading or unloading his vehicle.

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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > lorry driver > long-distance

road driver1878

trunker1954

routier1961

1954 in P. G. Hollowell Lorry Driver (1968) vii. 192 Trunker, night driver.

1958 Times 12 Apr. 7/6 The long-distance night lorry driver, or trunker.

1959 Manch. Guardian 20 July 2/3 We night trunkers..pull out of the depot at seven or eight in the evening.

1968 P. G. Hollowell Lorry Driver vii. 176 Although the trunker is a long distance driver and a night worker he is for the most part able to organize his leisure life as he has regular runs. He is not as able to do this as is the shunter who has the greatest rate of participation in associational groupings.

b. A lorry used for long journeys along trunk roads.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > truck or lorry > for long journeys

trunker1965

1965 M. Russell No Through Road 20 I could see the..cars on the A.1 highway and hear the scream of the all-night trunkers.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 10 (advt.) By freight-liner any number of Abel Air containers are carried by rail to terminals where they are readily transferred to trunker or local delivery units.

1979 Navy News Sept. 34/1 (advt.) Driving artics., trunkers or vans or sorting and loading back at base.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	trunker
释义	trunkern. /ˈtrʌŋkə/ Etymology: < trunk n. or trunk v.² + -er suffix¹. 1. (See quot. 1921). Cf. trunk v.² 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for treating ores > [noun] > for washing ore > others buddle-head1671 trommel1877 trunker?1881 yandy1959 ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 84 Copper miner... Trunker. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §056 Trunker, separates slimes from ore by running mixture into and out of a long box, launder or trunk. 2. a. A long-distance lorry-driver; spec. one who drives at night, and is not responsible for loading or unloading his vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > lorry driver > long-distance road driver1878 trunker1954 routier1961 1954 in P. G. Hollowell Lorry Driver (1968) vii. 192 Trunker, night driver. 1958 Times 12 Apr. 7/6 The long-distance night lorry driver, or trunker. 1959 Manch. Guardian 20 July 2/3 We night trunkers..pull out of the depot at seven or eight in the evening. 1968 P. G. Hollowell Lorry Driver vii. 176 Although the trunker is a long distance driver and a night worker he is for the most part able to organize his leisure life as he has regular runs. He is not as able to do this as is the shunter who has the greatest rate of participation in associational groupings. b. A lorry used for long journeys along trunk roads. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > truck or lorry > for long journeys trunker1965 1965 M. Russell No Through Road 20 I could see the..cars on the A.1 highway and hear the scream of the all-night trunkers. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 10 (advt.) By freight-liner any number of Abel Air containers are carried by rail to terminals where they are readily transferred to trunker or local delivery units. 1979 Navy News Sept. 34/1 (advt.) Driving artics., trunkers or vans or sorting and loading back at base. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1881
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