Trunk
Pronounced /trʌŋk/
A large box with a hinged lid for storing or transporting clothes and other articles.
Origin
Trunk comes via Old French from Latin truncus ‘the main stem of a tree’. The word has branched out in several directions. The ‘chest, box’ meaning arose because early trunks were made out of tree trunks.
Source: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/trunk
Growing up and travelling with my parents and siblings by rail across India, I have distinct memories of trunks, not ‘suitcases’, that accompanied us on these travels. One stands out amongst them – in gorgeous brown leather strapped across with thick leather buckles. As we settled into our final destination and a home in Bangalore, the trunks became storehouses of the past. They were what we went to when we wanted to pull out stories…of our childhood, of toys that we played with, of clothes we wore as babies.
And so I think of Travelling Trunks as a storehouse of my travel stories and memories…of enriching journeys, of experiences that are unique and yet so similar, and of people I have met along the way.
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