truckling

truck·le

T0386100 (trŭk′əl)n. A small wheel or roller; a caster.intr.v. truck·led, truck·ling, truck·les To be servile or submissive. See Synonyms at fawn¹.

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[Middle English trocle, pulley, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin trochlea, system of pulleys; see trochlea.]

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truck′ler n.

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truckling - the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person