truckle
[ truhk-uhl ]
noun
a pulley.
verb (used without object),truck·led, truck·ling.
to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to): Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.
Origin of truckle
1First recorded in 1375–1425 for def. 2; def. 1 was first recorded in 1630–40; def. 3 in 1665–75; late Middle English noun trocle, trokel “sheave, roller,” from Anglo-French, from Latin trochlea; the verb is a special use of obsolete truckle “to sleep on a truckle bed” (because such beds were stored underneath a standard bed); see origin at trochlea
Other words for truckle
Other words from truckle
- truckler, noun
- truck·ling·ly, adverb
- un·truck·led, adjective
- un·truck·ling, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for truckle (1 of 2)
truckle1
/ (ˈtrʌkəl) /
verb
(intr usually foll by to) to yield weakly; give in
Origin of truckle
1C17: from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle ²
Derived forms of truckle
- truckler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for truckle (2 of 2)
truckle2
/ (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
Origin of truckle
2C15 trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Latin trochlea sheaf of a pulley; see trochlea
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