truckle
truckle · truckles
A small wheel; a caster or pulleyA small wheel; a caster or pulley.
/ˈtɹʌkəl/
» Money is round; it truckles.
Meaning
2 sensesA small wheel; a caster or pulley.
A small wheel of cheese.
More definitions
- a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
Examples
1 sentencesMoney is round; it truckles.
Origin
From Middle English trokel, trocle, trookyl, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval LatinFrom Middle English trokel, trocle, trookyl, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval Latin trochlea (“a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys”); or from a diminutive of truck (“wheel”), formed with -le, equivalent to truck + -le.
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Forms
plural: trucklesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a low bed to be slid under a higher bed:trundle bedtrundletruckle bed
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtruckle bed