treadle
treadle
Definition
trea·dle (tred′'l)
noun
a lever or pedal moved by the foot as to turn a wheel
Etymology: ME tredel < OE tredan: see tread
intransitive verb -·dled, -·dling
to work a treadle
treadle
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- operate: You have to wind it up and it is then operated by a foot treadle.
Modifies a noun
- sewing: This is a treadle sewing machine, powered by rocking your foot to leave your hands free for sewing.
- lathe: The treadle wheel lathe provided some members of the aristocracy with a hobby that some found as absorbing as any modern day turner.
- pump: Collaborating with pump manufacturers to to adapt treadle pump design in response to user needs.
- machine: This is a treadle sewing machine, powered by rocking your foot to leave your hands free for sewing.
- wheel: The treadle wheel lathe provided some members of the aristocracy with a hobby that some found as absorbing as any modern day turner.
- drive: The round leather rope drive from the rim of the foot-operated treadle drive allowed for a certain degree of twist in its drive.
Noun used with modifier
- foot: You have to wind it up and it is then operated by a foot treadle.
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