truckle

American  

[truhk-uhl] / ˈtrʌk əl /

noun

1. truckle bed.

2. a pulley.

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verb (used without object)

truckled, truckling

1. to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed byto ).

   Don't truckle to unreasonable demands.

   Synonyms:

   kowtow , concede , bow , grovel

truckle ¹ British  

/ ˈtrʌkəl /

noun

1. a small wheel; caster

2. a small barrel-shaped cheese

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verb

1. (intr) to roll on truckles

2. (tr) to push (a piece of furniture) along on truckles

truckle ² British  

/ ˈtrʌkəl /

verb

1. to yield weakly; give in

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Other Word Forms

• truckler noun
• trucklingly adverb
• untruckled adjective
• untruckling adjective

Etymology

Origin of truckle

First recorded in 1375–1425 truckle for def. 2; truckle def. 1 was first recorded in 1630–40; truckle def. 3 in 1665–75; late Middle English noun trocle, trokel “sheave, roller,” from Anglo-French, from Latin trochlea; the verb is a special use of obsolete truckle “to sleep on a truckle bed” (because such beds were stored underneath a standard bed); trochlea

Example Sentences

Cheese-related crimes are more common than you might think, especially after more than £300,000 worth of cheddar truckles were stolen from a London cheese specialist last year.

From BBC

“A criminal could hide tonnes away and then pass them slowly, truckle by truckle, into supply chains,” says Ben Lambourne of the online retailer Pong Cheese.

From BBC

The hundreds of truckles of cheese were made up of three artisan cheddars - Hafod Welsh, Westcombe and Pitchfork - which are all award-winning and have a high monetary value.

From BBC

That Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell truckled to Trump by endorsing him is further testament to the hollow men that are leading the GOP.

From Salon

By appearing to truckle to Trump’s political demands, Hahn is making it impossible to trust the FDA’s judgment on COVID-19 vaccines.

From Los Angeles Times