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Trucklet vs Truckle - What's the difference?

trucklet | truckle |

As nouns the difference between trucklet and truckle

is that trucklet is a small, compact truck while truckle is a small wheel; a caster or pulley.

As a verb 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.

trucklet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small, compact truck.
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    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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