TRUCKLE


Meaning of TRUCKLE in English

n. & v.

n. 1 (in full truckle-bed) a low bed on wheels that can be stored under a larger bed. 2 orig. dial. a small barrel-shaped cheese.

v.intr. (foll. by to) submit obsequiously. truckler n.

[ orig. = wheel, pulley, f. AF trocle f. L trochlea pulley ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.