Trub"tall` (?), n. [Prov. E. trub slut; cf. Sw. trubbig stumpy.] A
short, squat woman. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
Tru*bu" (?), n. (Zoöl.) An East India herring (Clupea toli) which is
extensively caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh.
Truce (?), n. [OE. trewes, triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a truce,
properly, pledge of fidelity, truth, AS. treów fidelity, faith, troth.
See True.] 1. (Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the
commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities,
for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.
2. Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary
cessation; short quiet.
Where he may likeliest find Truce to his restless thoughts.
Milton.
Flag of truce (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by one of the
hostile parties, during the flying of which hostilities are suspended.
— Truce of God, a suspension of arms promulgated by the church, which
occasionally took place in the Middle Ages, putting a stop to private
hostilities at or within certain periods.
Truce"break`er (?), n. One who violates a truce, covenant, or
engagement.
Truce"less, a. Without a truce; unforbearing.
Two minds in one, and each a truceless guest.
H. Brooke.
Truch"man (?), n. [Cf. F. trucheman. See Dragoman.] An interpreter. See
Dragoman. [Obs.]
And after, by the tongue, Her truchman, she reports the mind's each
throw.
B. Jonson.
Tru`ci*da"tion (?), n. [L. trucidatio, fr. trucidare to slaughter.] The
act of killing. [Obs.]
Truck (?), n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. &?; a wheel, fr. &?; to
run. See Trochee, and cf. Truckle, v. i.] 1. A small wheel, as of a
vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron,
for a gun carriage.
2. A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and
other heavy articles.
Goods were conveyed about the town almost exclusively in trucks drawn
by dogs.
Macaulay.
3. (Railroad Mach.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with
one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to
carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; — sometimes called
bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels.
4. (Naut.) (a) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a
masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through. (b) A small
piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various
purposes.