Lorry

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mid 19th century: perhaps from the given name Laurie .


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Origin uncertain; perhaps from dialectalEnglish lurry(“to lug or pull about, drag”), [1] or from the forename Laurie. [2] First attested in early to middle 19th century.


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lorry (n.)

"a truck; a long wagon with a flat bed and four wheels," 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry "to pull, tug" (1570s), which is of uncertain origin. Meaning "large motor vehicle for carrying goods on roads" (equivalent of U.S. truck (n.1)) is first attested 1911.