TRUNKED

Etymology

Adjective

trunked (not comparable)

(in combination) Having some specific type of trunk.

(obsolete) Cut off, severed; mutilated.

Verb

trunked

simple past tense and past participle of trunk

Anagrams

• Kundert, detrunk

Source: Wiktionary


Trunked, a.

Definition: Having (such) a trunk. Thickset with strong and well-trunked trees. Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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