truckle

[ truhk-uhl ]

/ ˈtrʌk əl /

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noun

truckle bed.

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

First 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

SYNONYMS FOR truckle

3 grovel, bow, concede, kowtow.

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OTHER WORDS FROM truckle

truckler, nountruck·ling·ly, adverbun·truck·led, adjectiveun·truck·ling, adjective

Words nearby truckle

trucker, truck farm, truckie, trucking, truck jobber, truckle, truckle bed, truckline, truckload, truckman, truck racing

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Example sentences from the Web for truckle

Looking in, I saw a lighted candle on a table, a bench, and a mattress on a truckle bedstead.
Great Expectations|Charles Dickens
Which, indeed, is witnessed to by the whole goggle-eyed populace in the truckle bed.
The Dew of Their Youth|S. R. Crockett
Dark figures held down something that yelled and struggled on the truckle bed.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
Madame Elizabeth was placed in a kind of kitchen, or wash-room, with a truckle bed in it, on the ground floor.
Maria Antoinette|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

As for Sam, let him pass; he'll not grind the poor, nor truckle to the rich, when he gives up his stewardship in the kingdom come.
The Poor Scholar|William Carleton

British Dictionary definitions for truckle (1 of 2)

truckle¹

/ (ˈtrʌkəl) /

verb

(intr usually foll by to) to yield weakly; give in

Derived forms of truckle

truckler, noun

Word Origin for truckle

C17: from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle ²

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

Word Origin for truckle

C15 trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Latin trochlea sheaf of a pulley; see trochlea

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单词	truckle
释义	truckle [ truhk-uhl ] / ˈtrʌk əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR truckle ON THESAURUS.COM noun truckle bed. 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 First 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 SYNONYMS FOR truckle 3 grovel, bow, concede, kowtow. SEE SYNONYMS FOR truckle ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM truckle truckler, nountruck·ling·ly, adverbun·truck·led, adjectiveun·truck·ling, adjective Words nearby truckle trucker, truck farm, truckie, trucking, truck jobber, truckle, truckle bed, truckline, truckload, truckman, truck racing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for truckle Looking in, I saw a lighted candle on a table, a bench, and a mattress on a truckle bedstead. Great Expectations\|Charles Dickens Which, indeed, is witnessed to by the whole goggle-eyed populace in the truckle bed. The Dew of Their Youth\|S. R. Crockett Dark figures held down something that yelled and struggled on the truckle bed. The Drunkard\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull Madame Elizabeth was placed in a kind of kitchen, or wash-room, with a truckle bed in it, on the ground floor. Maria Antoinette\|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott As for Sam, let him pass; he'll not grind the poor, nor truckle to the rich, when he gives up his stewardship in the kingdom come. The Poor Scholar\|William Carleton British Dictionary definitions for truckle (1 of 2) truckle¹ / (ˈtrʌkəl) / verb (intr usually foll by to) to yield weakly; give in Derived forms of truckle truckler, noun Word Origin for truckle C17: from obsolete truckle to sleep in a truckle bed; see truckle ² 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 Word Origin for truckle C15 trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Latin trochlea sheaf of a pulley; see trochlea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to truckle kowtow, flatter, woo, grovel, stroke, oil, cajole, bootlick, toady, massage, apple-polish, brownnose, butter up, honey up, lay it on, play up to, suck up to
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truckle

noun

verb (used without object), truck·led, truck·ling.

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verb

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noun

verb

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