RUNDLE

rundle, spoke, rung

(noun) one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rundle (plural rundles)

(obsolete) A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.

(obsolete) A ball.

(obsolete) Something that rotates about an axis, such as a wheel or the drum of a capstan.

(engineering, obsolete) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

Anagrams

• lurden, nurdle, nurled, rundel

Proper noun

Rundle (plural Rundles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rundle is the 12328th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2522 individuals. Rundle is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.

Anagrams

• lurden, nurdle, nurled, rundel

Source: Wiktionary


Run"dle, n. Etym: [E. round. Cf. Rondle.]

1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. Duppa.

2. A ball. [Obs.] Holland.

3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it." Bp. Wilkins.

4. (Mach.)

Definition: One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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