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trindle

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɹɪndl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A piece of wood, etc., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

to roll, trundle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, dialectal

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History

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.