TREADLE

pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever

(noun) a lever that is operated with the foot

treadle

(verb) operate (machinery) by a treadle

treadle

(verb) tread over; “the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

treadle (plural treadles)

A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.

(biology) Chalaza.

Verb

treadle (third-person singular simple present treadles, present participle treadling, simple past and past participle treadled)

(intransitive) To use a treadle.

Anagrams

• Aldrete, alerted, altered, redealt, related

Source: Wiktionary

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Trea"dle, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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