trindle

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/ˈtɹɪndl/

noun

A wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.

OriginMiddle English trindel ← Old English tryndel ← Proto-West Germanic *trundil →
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Meanings

nountrindle (plural trindles)

plural trindles

  1. dialectalA wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
  2. A piece of wood, etc., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting.
verbtrindle (third-person singular simple present trindles, present participle trindling, simple past and past participle trindled)

present singular third person trindles · participle present trindling · participle past trindled · past trindled

  1. ambitransitivedialectalto roll, trundle.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*trundil“ring, hoop”
  2. Old Englishtryndel“circle, ring”
  3. Middle Englishtrindel“wheel, roller”
  4. Englishtrindle

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.

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APA

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MLA

“trindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trindle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trindle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trindle.

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