truckle2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtrʌk(ə)l/

verb

[no object]
  • submit or behave obsequiously: she despised her husband, who truckled to her

Derivatives

truckler

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: figuratively, from truckle bed; an earlier use of the verb was in the sense sleep in a truckle bed