4. (Mach.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a
steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Rung"head` (?), n. (Shipbuilding) The upper end of a floor timber in a
ship.
Ru"nic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the
Norsemen; as, runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.
Runic staff. See Clog almanac, under Clog. -- Runic wand, a willow wand
bearing runes, formerly thought to have been used by the heathen tribes
of Northern Europe in magical ceremonies.
Run"let (?), n. [Run + - let.] A little run or stream; a streamlet; a
brook.
To trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its
tiny pitcherful with the rest.
Lowell.
Run"let, n. Same as Rundlet. "A stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary."
Sir W. Scott.
Run"nel (?), n. [From Run. Cf. Rindle.] A rivulet or small brook.
Bubbling runnels joined the sound.
Collins.
By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow runnels, in which
one can see the minnows swimming.
Masson.
Run"ner (?), n. [From Run.] 1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer.