trachle

trachle: /trah"kheuhl/, n., v., trachled, trachling. Scot.

n.

1. an exhausting effort, esp. walking or working.

2. an exhausted or bedraggled person.

v.t.

3. to fatigue; tire; wear out.

4. to bedraggle.

Also, trauchle.

[1540-50; < D dial. tragelen to walk laboriously; cf. D traag sluggish]

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trachle — tra·chle … English syllables
trachle — I. ˈtraḵəl, rȧk verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: perhaps from Flemish tragelen, trakelen to walk with difficulty, drag, trail; akin to Middle Dutch traech slow, heavy, sluggish, Old High German trāgi sluggish, slow, Lithuanian drižti to become… … Useful english dictionary
trauchle — ˈtrȧḵəl variant of trachle * * * /trah kheuhl/, n., v.t., trauchled, trauchling. Scot. trachle. * * * trauchle /träˈ or tröˈhhl/ (Scot) transitive verb 1. To bedraggle 2. To weary or overburden with drudgery or plodding intransitive verb 1. To… … Useful english dictionary
trauchle — /trah kheuhl/, n., v.t., trauchled, trauchling. Scot. trachle. * * * … Universalium
trau|chle — «TRAHkhuhl», transitive verb, chled, chling. Scottish. trachle … Useful english dictionary

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