noun
truckle
A small wheel for rolling a load.
Each truckle turns as the worker pushes the heavy wooden chest.
Etymology
The Latin source names a pulley or small wheel. English applied it to a small roller used to move furniture or another load.
More examples
- Four truckles support the platform as it rolls.
- A broken truckle makes the cart difficult to move.
- She oils the truckles beneath the chest.
Forms
truckle · truckles
Similar words
- caster
- A wheel in a mounting, often able to swivel.
- roller
- Often a rotating cylinder rather than a small wheel.