See Also: trindle(dictionary)

trindle (iou)



trindle verb & noun.
[Old English tryndyl- rel. to TRENDLE. Cf. TRUNDLE noun, verb.]
A. verb. obsolete exc. dial.
verb trans. Make round. Only in OE.
verb intrans. Of a wheel, spindle, etc.: revolve, turn round. Of a ball etc.: roll along a surface. LME.
verb trans. Cause (a wheel etc.) to revolve; roll (a ball etc.) along a surface. L16.
b. noun.
A wheel; esp. in a mill or on a wheelbarrow. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
A roll or coil of wax taper, used for light in medieval churches. obsolete exc. Hist. M16.
A pellet of sheep's or goat's dung. Also, a calf's guts. dial. E17.
Bookbinding. Each of a pair of flat shapers used to hold down the back of a book while the fore-edge is ploughed. E19.