Defn: Same as Rundlet. "A stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary." Sir
W. Scott.
RUNNEL
Run"nel, n. Etym: [From Run. Cf. Rundle.]
Defn: A rivulet or small brook.
Buddling rundels joined the sound. Collins.
By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow runnels, in which
one can see the minnows swimming. Masson.
RUNNER
Run"ner, n. Etym: [From Run.]
1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer.
2. A detective. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
3. A messenger. Swift.
4. A smuggler. [Colloq.] R. North.
5. One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop, etc. [Cant, U.S.]
6. (Bot.)