Large motor vehicles designed to carry heavy loads; the British term for what Americans call trucks.
From the verb 'lurry' meaning to pull or drag, which appeared in English dialects in the 19th century. The word was first applied to railway trucks, then to motor vehicles as they developed in the early 20th century.
This is a perfect example of how the same language can diverge - while Americans say 'truck' from the French 'troquer' (to barter), Britons chose 'lorry' from their own dialect word for dragging. Both words capture the essential function but from different linguistic traditions.
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