truckle
1[ truhk-uhl ]
/ ˈtrʌk əl /
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.
Nearby words
truckdriver, truckee, trucker, truckie, trucking, truckle, truckle bed, truckline, truckload, truckman, truckstop
Origin of truckle
1Related forms
truck·ler, nountruck·ling·ly, adverbun·truck·led, adjectiveun·truck·ling, adjectiveDefinition for truckle (2 of 2)
Origin of truckle
21375–1425; late Middle English trocle sheave, roller < Anglo-French < Latin trochlea pulley. See trochlea
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British Dictionary definitions for truckle (1 of 2)
truckle
1/ (ˈtrʌkəl) /
verb
(intr usually foll by to) to yield weakly; give in
Derived Forms
truckler, nounWord Origin for truckle
C17: from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle ²
British Dictionary definitions for truckle (2 of 2)
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
Word Origin for truckle
C15 trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Latin trochlea sheaf of a pulley; see trochlea
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