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an open truck body having a platform with sockets at the edge into which upright stakes may be placed to form a fence around a load.[1930-35]
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Universalium. 2010.
stake body
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stake body — ☆ stake body n. a flat truck body having sockets into which stakes may be fitted, as to support railings … English World dictionary
stake body — noun Date: 1907 an open motortruck body consisting of a platform with upright sticks inserted along the outside edges to retain a load … New Collegiate Dictionary
stake body — noun US a body of a truck having a flat open platform with removable posts along the sides … English new terms dictionary
stake body — noun : an open motor truck body consisting of a platform with stakes inserted along the outside edges to retain a load … Useful english dictionary
stake truck — ☆ stake truck n. a truck having a stake body … English World dictionary
stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… … Useful english dictionary
stake — {{11}}stake (n.1) pointed stick or post, O.E. staca, from P.Gmc. *stakon (Cf. O.N. stiaki, Du. staak, Ger. stake), from PIE root *steg pole, stick. The Germanic word has been borrowed in Spanish (estaca), Old French (estaque), and Italian stacca) … Etymology dictionary
stake truck — noun : a truck having a stake body * * * a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags. Cf. flatbed. [1925 30] * * * stake truck, a flat bed truck having brackets or sockets around the edge of the platform so that … Useful english dictionary
stake truck — noun Date: 1907 a truck having a stake body called also stake bed truck … New Collegiate Dictionary
stake truck — a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags. Cf. flatbed. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
