TREADLES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Treadle

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English tredel ‘stair, step’ (see tread)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrɛdl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a lever worked by the foot and imparting motion to a machine.

Short Definition:

lever worked by foot and imparting motion to machine

Word: Treadle

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrɛdl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

operate (a machine) with a treadle

Short Definition:

operate machine with treadle

Examples:
  • he was treadling the cardboard-box machine

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