{{Short description|Cylindrical wheel of cheese}} {{Hatnote group| {{about|the cheese wheel|the type of bedding|Truckle bed}} {{Dist|Trickle|Truck}} }} {{Wikt}} [[File:2015-01-25 Tobermory, Isle of Mull Cheese Sgriob-ruadh Farm - hu - 7900.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|alt=refer to caption|A truckle of farmhouse Cheddar cheese]] A '''truckle''' is a cylindrical wheel of cheese, usually taller than it is wide{{Citation needed|reason=A search for truckles reveals many to be wider than they are tall.|date=August 2025}}, and sometimes described as barrel-shaped.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Maddie |date=2008-05-22 |title=Fourth annual Seattle Cheese Festival |url=https://dailyuw.com/article/1ebf830d-841d-5d48-8d2d-b24d64f75507 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317022937/http://dailyuw.com/archive/2008/05/22/imported/fourth-annual-seattle-cheese-festival |archive-date=2014-03-17 |work=The Daily of the University of Washington |location=Seattle, WA}}</ref>{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Denn |first=Rebekah |date=2007-09-05 |title=In 4 years, Beecher's has grown from a little curd to a big-time prize winner |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/in-4-years-beecher-s-has-grown-from-a-little-1248593.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618030043/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/In-4-years-Beecher-s-has-grown-from-a-little-1248593.php |archive-date=2018-06-18 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Communications}}</ref> The word is derived from Latin {{wikt-lang|la|trochlea}}, {{gloss|wheel, pulley}}. Truckles vary greatly in size, from wax-coated cheeses sold in supermarkets, to {{convert|25|kg|adj=on|abbr=off|lk=on}} or larger artisanal cheeses.
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