The story
Uncertain; perhaps from dialectal English lurry (“to lug or pull about, drag”) (compare dialectal lurry-cart), or from the forename Laurie. First attested in early to middle 19th century.
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lorry
lor·ryToday it means: A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck Full definition →