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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Truck \Truck\, n. [Cf. F. troc.]
1. Exchange of commodities; barter. --Hakluyt.
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2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade;
small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden
vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]
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3. The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; --
called also {truck system}.
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{Garden truck}, vegetables raised for market. [Colloq.] [U.
S.]
{Truck farming}, raising vegetables for market: market
gardening. [Colloq. U. S.]
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