v. t. & n. See Trundle. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

n. A round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]