Truckle-bed

  • 51truck — I. verb Etymology: Middle English trukken, from Anglo French *truker, *troker, from Vulgar Latin *troccare, probably of imitative origin Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to give in exchange ; swap 2. to barter or dispose of by barter… …

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  • 52truck|le — truck|le1 «TRUHK uhl», verb, led, ling. –v.i. 1. to give up or submit tamely; be servile: »That man got his position by trucking to his superiors and flattering them. SYNONYM(S): cringe, fawn. 2. Obsolete. to trundle. –v.t. Obsolete. to trundle.… …

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  • 53furniture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Movable equipment for office, home, etc. See also light, music. Nouns 1. furniture, [home] furnishings, household effects, movables. 2. seat, throne, dais; [Adirondack, Bath, Barcelona, barber, basket,… …

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  • 54Oakwell Hall — Type Elizabethan Manor House Proprietor Kirklees Council Size 44.5 ha …

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  • 55wheel — Synonyms and related words: BMOC, Charybdis, Ferris wheel, O, Procrustean bed, airscrew, alternate, annular muscle, annulus, areola, arsis, association, aureole, auto, avert, balance wheel, be here again, beat, bed of Procrustes, bevel gear,… …

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  • 56Truck — Lorry redirects here. For other uses, see Lorry (disambiguation) or Truck (disambiguation). North American highway freight rig pulled by a Kenworth tractor. Note the refrigerated trailer and the Conventional ( American ) engine cab style …

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  • 57Rincewind — as illustrated by Paul Kidby in The Art of Discworld. Description A cowardly wizzard who is always running away from various dangers Associations Unseen University …

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  • 58Chilton Foliat Meadows — (grid reference SU315703) is a 54.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parish of Chilton Foliat in the English county of Wiltshire. It was notified in 1971 and is split across Berkshire and Wiltshire. Source… …

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  • 59truck — truck1 truckable, adj. /truk/, n. 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. 2. any of various… …

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  • 60trundle — v.tr. & intr. roll or move heavily or noisily esp. on or as on wheels. Phrases and idioms: trundle bed = TRUCKLE(1). Etymology: var. of obs. or dial. trendle, trindle, f. OE trendel circle (as TREND) …

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