trindle

English

noun
Definitions
  • (dialectal) a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
  • A piece of wood, etc., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trindel (roller, wheel) inherited from Old English tryndel (circle, ring, wheel, roller) inherited from Proto-Germanic *trundilaz (hoop, ring) suffix from English trend (clean wool, fad, tendency).

Origin

English

trend

Gloss

clean wool, fad, tendency

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