Truckle
/ˈtrʌk.əl/noun
A small wheel or caster, or a low wheeled support; also, to yield or submit servilely.
Did you know?English got the verb sense of *truckle* from the idea of a small wheel or caster that rolls underneath something, so the word’s history literally links physical support with social submission.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
trukel
“A small wheel or caster; a roller.”
Middle English
English
trucklen
“To roll on small wheels; later, to submit or yield.”
14th Century
English
truckle-bed
“A low bed on wheels that could be pushed under a larger bed.”
Modern English
English
truckle
“To behave in a servile, submissive way.”
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