lor‧ry S3 /ˈlɒri $ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri/
noun (
plural lorries)
[countable] British English[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from English dialect lurry 'to pull' (17-19 centuries)]
1. a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods
Synonym : truck2. it fell off the back of a lorry spoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen
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