Meaning of TREADLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'tredl
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- [n] a lever that is operated with the foot
- [v] operate by a treadle, of machinery
- [v] tread over; "the brickmaker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
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| | Synonyms: | | foot lever, foot pedal, pedal |
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| | See Also: | | accelerator, accelerator pedal, automotive vehicle, bicycle, bike, brake pedal, clutch, clutch pedal, control, gas, gas pedal, gun, lever, loud pedal, motor vehicle, operate, organ, pipe organ, soft pedal, sustaining pedal, throttle, trample, tread, wheel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Trea"dle\, n. [OE. tredyl a step, AS. tredel. See
{Tread}.]
1. The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is
pressed or moved by the foot.
2. (Biol.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.
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