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.

Derivatives:

truckler n.

Etymology: orig. wheel, pulley, f. AF trocle f. L trochlea pulley

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.