The crocodile . . . opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trochil — (G). A pulley; a very small bird … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
trochil — … Useful english dictionary
trochilic — trochilˈic adjective Relating to rotatory motion • • • Main Entry: ↑trochilus … Useful english dictionary
Trochilos — Troch i*los, n. [NL. See {Trochilus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The crocodile bird, or trochil. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trochlea — /trok lee euh/, n., pl. trochleae / lee ee /, trochleas. Anat. a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts. [1685 95; < L: pulley block or sheave < Gk trochiléa, trochil(e)ía; akin to tróchilos sheave, runner, akin to tréchein to run] * * * … Universalium
trochlea — troch•le•a [[t]ˈtrɒk li ə[/t]] n. pl. le•ae [[t] liˌi[/t]] le•as anat. a pulleylike anatomical structure or arrangement of parts • Etymology: 1685–95; < L: pulley block or sheave < Gk trochiléa, trochil(e) ía; akin to tróchilos sheave,… … From formal English to slang
