TROUSSE, Fr. A quiver. It also signifies any bundle of things tied together, viz. Une trousse de foin, a bundle of hay. See [Truss].
TROUSSEAU, Fr. A long piece of wood in the shape of a cane, that is, having one end smaller than the other, which is used in foundries to make cannon-moulds.
TROUSSEPAS, Fr. A sort of iron spade which is used in cutting turf.
TRUCE, (Treve, Fr.) A suspension of arms, or a cessation of hostilities, between two armies, in order to settle articles of peace, bury the dead, &c.
TRUCK. Wooden wheels for the carriage of cannon, &c.
Trucks of a ship-carriage, are wheels made of one piece of wood, from 12 to 19 inches diameter; and their thickness is always equal to the calibre of the gun.
The trucks of garrison-carriages are sometimes made of cast iron.
A truck-carriage goes upon four trucks of 24 inches diameter; has two flat side pieces of ten inches broad, and serves to carry guns, ammunition boxes, or any other weights, from the store houses to the water side, or to any small distance.
To TRUCKLE. This word is adopted from the trucklebed, which is a low mean bed that can be pushed under another. Hence,
To TRUCKLE TO. To submit to; to allow the superiority of another.