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treadle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Treadle \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: treadle n : a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: {pedal}, {foot lever}] v 1: tread over "the brickmaker treadles over clay to pick out the stones" 2: operate by a treadle, of machinery
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