A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Trukling, Truckling, ppl. adj. [17th c. Eng. truckling (1665).] Concerned with dealing, or buying and selling, in a small way; hence, petty, small-scale. — 1681 Aberd. Council Lett. VI 323.
Others … in a trukling way sold ther goods quich was to the great loss of the goods att the stapell port 1711 G. Mackenzie Proposals to a Farther Union 2.
In place of being truckling retailers with a little stock of wool and tin, why do we neglect so rich a treasure, which we have at uptaking
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Trukling ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/trukling_ppl_adj>
