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trindle

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪndl/

The English word “trindle” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. to roll, trundle.

Etymology

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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