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Definition of Trunk

Trunk
Trunk Trunk, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E. torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe (the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a trumpet). Cf. Truncate.] 1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk. About the mossy trunk I wound me soon, For, high from ground, the branches would require Thy utmost reach. --Milton. 2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs. 3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches. 4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column. 5. (Zo["o]l.) That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus.
Trunk
Trunk Trunk, v. t. [Cf. F. tronquer. See Truncate.] 1. To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim. [Obs.] ``Out of the trunked stock.' --Spenser. 2. (Mining) To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9. --Weale.

Meaning of Trunk from wikipedia

- Look up Trunk or trunk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Trunk may refer to: Trunk (anatomy), synonym for torso Trunk (botany), a tree's central superstructure...
- tree with one trunk and many branches. Trunking in telecommunication originated in telegraphy, and later in telephone systems where a trunk line is a communications...
- Trunk roads are planned and managed at the national-level, distinguishing them from non-trunk roads which are managed by local authorities. Trunk roads...
- Trunk Monkey is a concept originally created in January, 2000 by Sean Sosik-Hamor for the automotive group of Subaru enthusiasts in the New England Subaru...
- The trunk shot is a cinematic camera angle which captures film from inside the trunk of a car. Though the trunk shot can be produced by placing the camera...
- The trunk (American English) or boot (British and Australian English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the...
- Trunk Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. Trunk Bay is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. Trunk...
- In botany, the trunk (or bole) is the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, which is an important feature in tree identification, and which often differs...
- Peter Trunk (May 17, 1936, Frankfurt – December 31, 1973, New York) was a German jazz double-b****ist. Trunk pla**** late in the 1950s in concert and on...
- Gustav Trunk (1871–1936), German politician Jonny Trunk, English writer, broadcaster and DJ Herman Trunk (1894–1963), American painter Isaiah Trunk (1905–1981)...