trindle

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English

Etymology

From Middle English trindel (“wheel, roller”), from Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”), from Proto-Germanic *trundilaz (“ring, hoop”), equivalent to trend +‎ -le. Akin to Low German tründeln (“to roll”). More at trend.

Noun

trindle (plural trindles)

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

Verb

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  1. (transitive, intransitive, dialectal) to roll, trundle.

Anagrams

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