~ 1
■ noun a small barrel-shaped cheese, especially Cheddar.
Origin
ME (denoting a wheel or pulley): from Anglo-Norman Fr. trocle , from L. trochlea 'sheaf of a pulley'.
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~ 2
■ verb (usu. ~ to ) submit or behave obsequiously.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'sleep in a ~ bed'): from ~ bed .