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big red truck

big red truck
 n.— «“I figured it was just a matter of time before somebody came running out of the big red truck with a box full of plates,” said crew chief Todd Parrott, using the garage area parlance for NASCAR’s headquarters.» —“Going back for another plate” by Mark McCarter Huntsville Times (Alabama) Oct. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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