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What does "dropsider" mean?

Maybe it is a new word.Can someone tell me what is the meaning of it?
  

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[/nq] I have seen it used to describe a kind of small, flatbed truck on which the sides of the tray can be folded ("dropped") down to allow easy access to the bed. Cheers, Markko

  • [/nq] I have seen it used to describe a kind of small, flatbed truck on which the sides of the tray can be folded ("dropped") down to allow easy access to the bed.
  • Cheers, Markko
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[nq:1]Maybe it is a new word.Can someone tell me what is the meaning of it?[/nq]
I have seen it used to describe a kind of small, flatbed truck on which the sides of the tray can be folded ("dropped") down to allow easy access to the bed.
Cheers,
Markko
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[nq:1]Maybe it is a new word.Can someone tell me what is the meaning of it?[/nq]
Could be a mispelling of 'dropspider', the dinner-plate sized, tree-dwelling arachnids of Australia, also known as emu-spiders, owing to their diet.
Bloke
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[nq:2]Maybe it is a new word.Can someone tell me what is the meaning of it?[/nq]
[nq:1]Could be a mispelling of 'dropspider', the dinner-plate sized, tree-dwelling arachnids of Australia, also known as emu-spiders, owing to their diet.[/nq]
If we're going for misspellings, it could be Topsider, a brand and style of shoe.
Does it never occur to some to provide context?
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[nq:2]Could be a mispelling of 'dropspider', the dinner-plate sized, tree-dwelling arachnids of Australia, also known as emu-spiders, owing to their diet.[/nq]
[nq:1]If we're going for misspellings, it could be Topsider, a brand and style of shoe. Does it never occur to some to provide context?[/nq]
While awaiting context, I'll suggest it's a drop-side truck or a trailer: the kind typicall
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Yesterday, Mike Lyle abed, about 'dropsider':
[nq:1]While awaiting context, I'll suggest it's a drop-side truck or a trailer: the kind typically used for delivering building materials. Never heard it, but it would make sense in such a context if I did.[/nq]
Or perhaps a crib with a side that can be lowered.

Michael Hamm, who recently completely removed one side of his daughter's

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