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trindle.

A wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɪndl/
  1. A wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.

    dialectal
  2. A piece of wood, etc., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English trindel (“wheel, roller”), from Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *trundil (“ring, hoop”), equivalent to trend + -le. Akin to Low German tründeln (“to roll”). More at trend.

verb/ˈtɹɪndl/
  1. to roll, trundle.

    ambitransitive · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English trindel (“wheel, roller”), from Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *trundil (“ring, hoop”), equivalent to trend + -le. Akin to Low German tründeln (“to roll”). More at trend.

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