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truckle
[ truhk-uhl ]
truckle
1/ ˈtrʌkəl /
verb
- intrusually foll byto to yield weakly; give in
truckle
2/ ˈtrʌkəl /
noun
- a small wheel; caster
- a small barrel-shaped cheese
verb
- intr to roll on truckles
- tr to push (a piece of furniture) along on truckles
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Derived Forms
- ˈtruckler, noun
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Other Words From
- truckler noun
- truckling·ly adverb
- un·truckled adjective
- un·truckling adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of truckle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of truckle1
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Example Sentences
Martin stepped towards a low truckle-bed on which lay the emaciated form of a woman covered with a scanty and ragged quilt.
This vain, haughty, and imperious Minister expected every one shou'd truckle to him.
Looking in, I saw a lighted candle on a table, a bench, and a mattress on a truckle bedstead.
When I came to myself I was lying upon a truckle-bed, in a bare, half-furnished room.
A truckle-bed for the children or chamber servants was pushed under the principal bed by day.
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