Trunk

trungk, n. the stem of a tree: the body of an animal apart from the limbs: the main body of anything: anything long and hollow: the proboscis of an elephant: the shaft of a column, the dado or body of a pedestal: a water-course of planks leading from the race to the water-wheel: a large hollow piston in which a connecting-rod plays: a portable box or chest for clothes, ., esp. on a journey: a flume, penstock.— adjs. Trunc′al , pertaining to the trunk, principal; Trunked , having a trunk: ( Spens. ) beheaded.— ns. Trunk′-fish , the coffer-fish; Trunk′ful , as much as will fill a trunk; Trunk′-hose , -breech′es , large hose or breeches formerly worn over the lower part of the body and the upper part of the legs; Trunk′-line , the main-line of a railway, canal, .; Trunk′-road , a main-road; Trunk′-sleeve ( Shak. ), a sleeve with the upper part puffed; Trunk′-work , work involving secrecy as by means of a trunk. [O. Fr. tronc —L. truncus , a stock— truncus , maimed.]