rundle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
    rung; spoke.

WordNet

Run"dle noun
Etymology
E. round. Cf. Rondle.
Definitions
  1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. Duppa.
  2. A ball. Obs. Holland.
  3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it." Bp. Wilkins.
  4. (Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

Webster 1913