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noun

Rundle n.

A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.

A ball. (Obs.)

Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it."

(Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

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"Rundle" Quotes from Famous Books

... nor so many policemen, as we do now. Here, as in the old country, the drink is at the bottom of nine- tenths of the crime. And now we're just coming up to the top of Hindley Street. Look down it; it's a busy street; you can see right away through Rundle Street, which is a continuation of it, to the Park Lands beyond. Now, just take a fact about the drinking habits of this colony. You'll suppose, of course, that this street wants lighting at night. Well; how is this done? We have no gas as yet; no ...

— Frank Oldfield - Lost and Found • T.P. Wilson

... Councillors, and Pee-wah-noo-wee-nin, of Poplar River, Councillor; for the Indians within the Norway House region and their several bands, David Rundle, Chief; James Cochrane, Harry Constatag and Charles Pisequinip, Councillors; and Ta-pas-ta-num, or Donald William Sinclair Ross, Chief; James ...

— The Treaties of Canada with The Indians of Manitoba - and the North-West Territories • Alexander Morris

... deal of noise about the farm, sending his voice over the hills (we could hear him calling us to dinner when we were working on the "Rundle Place," half a mile away), shouting at the cows, the pigs, the sheep, or calling the dog, with needless expenditure of vocal power at all times and seasons. The neighbors knew when Father was at home; so did the cattle in the remotest field. His bark was ...

— Our Friend John Burroughs • Clara Barrus