truckle

UK /ˈtɹʌkəl/ US /ˈtɹʌkəl/
noun 3verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

A small wheel; a caster or pulley.

2

A small wheel of cheese.

3

Ellipsis of truckle bed.

verb

1

To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.

2

To sleep in a truckle bed.

verb

1

To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.

"Why in the world should you spend your money, worry your family, and turn the house upside down for a parcel of girls who don't care a sixpence for you? I thought you had too much pride and sense to truckle to any mortal woman just because she wears French boots and rides in a coupe," said Jo, who, being called from the tragic climax of her novel, was not in the best mood for social enterprises. "I don't truckle, and I hate being patronized as much as you do!" returned Amy indignantly, for the two still jangled when such questions arose.

There is no doubt […] that truckling to popularity is the worst political vice.

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