Troche

tro'ke, n. A medicine in form of a circular cake, lozenge, wafer, or tablet, intended to be gradually di olved in the mouth, and slowly swallowed, as a demulcent. — Tro'chee, n. {Pros.) A foot of syllables, the 1st long and the 2d short, or the 1st accented and the 2d unaccented. — Trochaic, -ka'ik, n. A trochaic verse or measure.— Trocha'ic, -ical, a. {Pros.) Pert, to, or consisting of, trochees. — Tro''chil, -kil, n. {Ornith.) An aquatic bird with long legs, and capable of running very swiftly.— Trochil'ics, n. sing. The science of rotary motion, or of wheel-work. — Troch'lea, trSk'le-a, n. {Mach.) pulley. {Anat.) A pulley like cartilage. — Troch''leary, -le-a-rT, a. {Anat.) Of, or pert, to, the trochlea. Trod, Trodden. See Tread.