| Rundle | n. [ E. round. Cf. Rondle. ] 1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. Duppa. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A ball. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. “An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it.” Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rundlet | n. [ Dim. of OF. rondele a little tun, fr. rond round. See Round, and cf. Roundlet, Runlet. ] A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 141/2 gallons. [ Written also runlet. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trundle | n. [ AS. tryndel a little shield. See Trend, v. i. ] 1. A round body; a little wheel. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Mach.) (a) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern. (b) One of the bars of a lantern wheel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trundle | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trundled p. pr. & vb. n. Trundling ] 1. To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball. R. A. Proctor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trundle | v. i. 1. To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trundle-bed | n. A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little wheels, so that it can be pushed under a higher bed; a truckle-bed; also, sometimes, a simiral bed without wheels. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trundlehead | n. 1. (Gearing) One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The drumhead of a capstan; especially, the drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the sane axis. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Trundletail | n. A round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
