Definitions
a long flexible snout as of an elephant
Word origin
From Middle English tronke, trunke, from Old French tronc (“alms box, tree trunk, headless body”), from Latin truncus (“a stock, lopped tree trunk”), from truncus (“cut off, maimed, mutilated”). For the verb, compare French tronquer, and see truncate. Doublet of truncus and tronk.
Used in a sentence
“There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors.”
“To lie, like pawns, lock'd up in chests and trunks”
“I'm a stunt; ride in the car with some bump in the trunk.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Car storage”5 letters
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