trindle verb & noun. ['trɪnd(ǝ)l]
[Old English tryndyl- rel. to TRENDLE. Cf. TRUNDLE noun, verb.]
A. verb. obsolete exc. dial.
1. verb trans. Make round. Only in OE.

2. verb intrans. Of a wheel, spindle, etc.: revolve, turn round. Of a ball etc.: roll along a surface. LME.

3. verb trans. Cause (a wheel etc.) to revolve; roll (a ball etc.) along a surface. L16.
b. noun.
1. A wheel; esp. in a mill or on a wheelbarrow. obsolete exc. dial. ME.

2. A roll or coil of wax taper, used for light in medieval churches. obsolete exc. Hist. M16.

3. A pellet of sheep's or goat's dung. Also, a calf's guts. dial. E17.

4. Bookbinding. Each of a pair of flat shapers used to hold down the back of a book while the fore-edge is ploughed. E19.

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