v. & n. orig. S.Afr.
v.intr. (trekked, trekking) 1 travel or make one's way arduously (trekking through the forest). 2 esp. hist. migrate or journey with one's belongings by ox-wagon. 3 (of an ox) draw a vehicle or pull a load.
n. 1 a a journey or walk made by trekking (it was a trek to the nearest launderette). b each stage of such a journey. 2 an organized migration of a body of persons. trekker n.
[ S.Afr. Du. trek (n.), trekken (v.) draw, travel ]