Definitions

truckle

[truhk-uhl] / ˈtrʌk əl /

VERB

fawn

Synonyms

STRONG

bootlick cajole flatter grovel kowtow massage oil stroke toady woo

WEAK

apple-polish be servile brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lay it on lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to

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According to Pratt’s analysis, quarter mile world record setter Truckle Feature had a peak speed of just under 80 feet per second, or 54 mph.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

On Shrove Monday Wiltshire kids went from door to door singing for a handout: Pray, dame, something, An apple or a dumpling, Or a piece of Truckle cheese Of your own making.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

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