单词 | truckle |
释义 | truckle truckle1 —truckler, n. —trucklingly, adv. /truk"euhl/, v.i. , truckled, truckling. to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually fol. by to): Don't truckle to unreasonable demands. [1605-15; special use of obs. truckle to sleep on a truckle bed. See TRUCKLE2] Syn. grovel, bow, concede, kowtow. truckle2 /truk"euhl/, n. 1. See truckle bed. 2. a pulley. [1375-1425; late ME trocle sheave, roller < AF < L trochlea pulley. See TROCHLEA] |
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