fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
(verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; “He is always kowtowing to his boss”
truckle
(verb) yield to out of weakness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
truckle (plural truckles)
A small wheel; a caster or pulley.
A small wheel of cheese.
A truckle bed.
truckle (third-person singular simple present truckles, present participle truckling, simple past and past participle truckled)
To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
(intransitive) To sleep in a truckle bed.
truckle (third-person singular simple present truckles, present participle truckling, simple past and past participle truckled)
(intransitive) To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior.
Source: Wiktionary
Truc"kle, n. Etym: [Dim. of truck a wheel; or from the kindred L. trochlea a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys. See Truck a wheel.]
Definition: A small wheel or caster. Hudibras.
Truc"kle, v. i. Etym: [From truckle in truckle-bed, in allusion to the fact that the truckle-bed on which the pupil slept was rolled under the large bed of the master.]
Definition: To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to submit; to creep. "Small, trucking states." Burke. Religion itself is forced to truckle to worldly poliey. Norris.
Truc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Truckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Truckling.]
Definition: To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
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Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
