Webster's English Dictionary

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truckle

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  1. fawn                  
 
1. truck.le \'tr*k-*l\ n [ME trocle, fr. L trochlea block of pulleys - more 
   at TROCHLEA] : a small wheel : PULLEY, CASTER 
2. truckle \-(*-)lin\ vi or truck.ling [fr. the lower position of the 
   truckle bed] : to act in a subservient manner : bend obsequiously : SUBMIT 
   <(~ to a conqueror}