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  • 21Garden stuff — Garden Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits,… …

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  • 22Garden syringe — Garden Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits,… …

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  • 23Garden ware — Garden Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits,… …

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  • 24Truck — Truck, n. [Cf. F. troc.] 1. Exchange of commodities; barter. Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]… …

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  • 25Truck farming — Truck Truck, n. [Cf. F. troc.] 1. Exchange of commodities; barter. Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market.… …

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  • 26truck system — Truck Truck, n. [Cf. F. troc.] 1. Exchange of commodities; barter. Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market.… …

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  • 27truck farm — noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market • Syn: ↑truck garden • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a farm devoted to the production of vegetables for the market * * * truck farmer …

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  • 28garden — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Festschrift, Japanese garden, album, alpine garden, ana, analects, anthology, arboretum, average, beauties, bed, blooming, bloomy, blossoming, bog garden, border, botanical garden, bourgeois, canon, chaste,… …

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  • 29garden — n 1. vegetable garden, truck garden, Brit. market garden, Fr. potager; vegetable plot, kitchen garden, herb garden, flower garden; formal garden, English garden, French garden, Chinese or Japanese garden, natural or wild garden. 2. arboretum,… …

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  • 30truck gardener — noun : one that operates a truck garden * * * truck farmer or truck gardener, a person who operates a truck farm …

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