rundle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rundle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rundle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rundle n one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder Synonym(s): rundle, spoke, rung
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rundle \Run"dle\, n. [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. [bd]An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it.[b8] --Bp. Wilkins. 4. (Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.