Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
TRUCK

Construct: Noun
Definition: Participation, association (used in a negative sense).
Use: Don't have any truck with that fellow.
Don't have any contact (business) with that fellow.
Derivation: 'Trucail' - a cart, a sidecar. (Dinneen). Note 'With whom we trafficked and trucked'. (Alex the Coppersmith). 'Avoid dealing with'. (Concise Oxford Dictionary). 'Truck' - exchange, business trade. (Wright).


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