trindle

noun, verb — 3 senses

trindle

noun

/ˈtɹɪndl/

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.

1

Dialectal 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.

trindle

verb

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.

1

Ambitransitive, Dialectal to roll, trundle.

Related terms
trendle, trindle-tail, trundle, trend

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