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truck
A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
The ball on top of a flagpole.
On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck".
To drive a truck: Generally a truck driver's slang.
To convey by truck.
"Last week, Cletus trucked 100 pounds of lumber up to Dubuque."
To travel or live contentedly.
"Keep on trucking!"
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