[Ads-l] Fw: skateboard language

[Bill Mullins]

> This one:

>> truck (n; OED has 1976 for skateboard sense)
>>_Quarterly Skateboarder_ Win 1964 back cover
>>""Double-action" truck wheel mounts for cushioned ride, smooth cornering."

> Comes from previous use (with regard to train cars, etc.) meaning a wheel
> assembly on the undercarriage of a conveyance.

Yes, and the train sense does not appear to be represented in the OED at all (although n1 sense 1 comes close).


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