Trunk

1. v. t. To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9.
2. n. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
3. n. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
4. n. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches.
5. n. That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
6. n. That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus.
7. n. The proboscis of an elephant.
8. n. The proboscis of an insect.
9. n. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p/as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath.
10. n. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler.
11. 1v. t. 1 To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9.
12. 1n. 1 The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.