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tread·le
(trĕd′l)n.
A pedal or lever operated by the foot for circular drive, as in a potter's wheel or sewing machine.
intr.v. tread·led, tread·ling, tread·les
To work a treadle.
[Middle English tredel, from Old English, step of a stair, from tredan, to tread.]
tread′ler n.
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treadle
(ˈtrɛdəl)n
(Mechanical Engineering)
a. a rocking lever operated by the foot to drive a machine
b. (as modifier): a treadle sewing machine.
vb
(Mechanical Engineering) to work (a machine) with a treadle
[Old English tredel, from trǣde something firm, from tredan to tread]
ˈtreadler n
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trea•dle
(ˈtrɛd l)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. a lever or the like worked by the foot to impart motion to a machine.
v.i. 2. to work a treadle.
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treadle
Past participle: treadled
Gerund: treadling
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| Noun | 1. |  treadle - a lever that is operated with the footaccelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" brake pedal - foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder clutch pedal, clutch - a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other" lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails pipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound loud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating |
| Verb | 1. | treadle - tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones" |
| 2. |  treadle - operate (machinery) by a treadle |
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