TREADLE


Meaning of TREADLE in English

[trea.dle] n [ME tredel step of a stair, fr. OE, fr. tredan] (15c): a swiveling or lever device pressed by the foot to drive a machine

[2]treadle vb trea.dled ; trea.dling vi (1891): to operate a treadle ~ vt: to operate (as a machine) by a treadle

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