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lorry
lorry 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
   SYN  truck
2. it fell off the back of a lorry spoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen