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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such that a flatbed can be reconverted as needed; suitable for certain kinds of loads, especially in nonhighway use, such as bales, bundles, sacks, barrels, or boxes.
2. 2
   A truck, trailer, or wagon with such a body. metonymically

Etymology

From stake + body.

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