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lorry noun [ ˈlɒri ]

• a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck.
• "a lorry driver"
Similar: truck, juggernaut,
Origin: mid 19th century: perhaps from the given name Laurie .

fall off the back of a lorry

• (of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances.
"he sells cheap computer games that have fallen off the back of a lorry"

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