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Ruckle vs Truckle - What's the difference?

ruckle | truckle |

As verbs the difference between ruckle and truckle

is that ruckle is to crease or wrinkle while truckle is to roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle or truckle can be to act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.

As a noun truckle is

a small wheel; a caster or pulley.

ruckle

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To crease or wrinkle.
  • ----

    truckle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) trokel, trocle, trookyl, from (etyl) trocle, from .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a small wheel; a caster or pulley
  • Derived terms
    * truckle bed

    Verb

    (truckl)
  • To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
  • Etymology 2

    From a back formation of truckle bed , see (l).

    Verb

    (truckl)
  • to act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior
  • *
  • * Norris
  • Religion itself is forced to truckle to worldly policy.
    Derived terms
    * truckler

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