n 1: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications 2: a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
nounEtymology: New Latin, from Latin trahereDate: 1900 1.a. a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment b. a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator c.truck III,3f 2. an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces
Tractor Tract"or, n. [NL., from L. trahere, tractum, to draw.] 1. That which draws, or is used for drawing. 2. pl. (Med.) Two small, pointed rods of metal, formerly used in the treatment called Perkinism.