stake body

noun

1. an open truck body having a platform with sockets at the edge into which upright stakes may be placed to form a fence around a load.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stake body¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Comparative prices of the new and the old Fords: New Old Roadster $335 $360 Phaeton 395 380 Coupe 495 485 Sports coupe 550 Tudor sedan 495 495 Fordor sedan 570 545 Truck chassis 460 375 Truck chassis with cab 545 460 Truck chassis with cab and express body 600 515 Truck chassis with cab and stake body 610 525 Truck chassis with cab and platform body 595 525 Specifications of the new Ford coupe and of 4-cylinder coupes made by other manufacturers appear in the table below.

From Time Magazine Archive

And be ready to stake body and soul, goods and reputation, on its truth.

From Project Gutenberg

The duel had a religious romantic origin as revealing God's judgment, and means that the victim of an insult is ready to stake body, or even life, and this is still its ideal side.

From Project Gutenberg