# trindle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪndl/

## Definitions
1. A wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
2. A piece of wood, etc., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting.

## Etymology
From Middle English trindel (“wheel, roller”), from Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *trundil (“ring, hoop”), equivalent to trend + -le. Akin to Low German tründeln (“to roll”). More at trend.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trindle