2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless. More or less truculent plagues. Harvey.
TRUCULENTLY
Tru"cu*lent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a truculent manner.
TRUDGE
Trudge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Trudging.] Etym:
[Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to walk on
snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. truga, trudja, a snowshoe, Norw. truga,
Icel. þruga.]
Defn: To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.
And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet. Dryden.
TRUDGEMAN
Trudge"man, n.
Defn: A truchman. [Obs.]
TRUDGEN STROKE
Trudg"en stroke. (Swimming)
Defn: A racing stroke in which a double over-arm motion is used; — so called from its use by an amateur named Trudgen, but often erroneously written trudgeon.
TRUE True, a. [Compar. Truer; superl. Truest.] Etym: [OE. trewe, AS. treówe faithful, true, from treów fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe, adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D.trouw, adj. & n., G. treu, adj., treue, n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj., triuwa, n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen, adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws, adj., triggwa, n., trauan to trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf. Trow, Trust, Truth.]