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rundle

noun

Simple meaning

One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder.

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ruhnduhl

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ˈɹʌndəl

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Definition

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noun

  1. One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

  2. obsolete

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

  3. obsolete

    A round object, a disk or ball.

  4. obsolete

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

  5. obsolete

    A cluster of leaves that radiate out from a central point, like the spokes of a wheel.

  6. engineeringobsolete

    One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

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Sense: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

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