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Definition of Treadle
1. Verb. Tread over. "The brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
2. Noun. A lever that is operated with the foot.
Specialized synonyms: Accelerator, Accelerator Pedal, Gas, Gas Pedal, Gun, Throttle, Brake Pedal, Clutch, Clutch Pedal, Soft Pedal, Loud Pedal, Sustaining Pedal
Group relationships: Bicycle, Bike, Cycle, Wheel, Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle, Organ, Pipe Organ
Generic synonyms: Lever
Derivative terms: Pedal
3. Verb. Operate (machinery) by a treadle.
Definition of Treadle
1. n. The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot.
Definition of Treadle
1. Noun. A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates circular motion. ¹
2. Verb. To use a ''treadle''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Treadle
1. to work a foot lever [v -LED, -LING, -LES]
Medical Definition of Treadle
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1. The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Treadle
Literary usage of Treadle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Mechanic and World of Science (1889)
"I there is no solid fixed or rigid fulcrum or bearing; that no amount of pressure
will bring the treadle to a solid bearing; and that to whatever extent ..."
2. A Treatise on the Construction and Operation of Wood-working Machines by John Richards (1872)
"The nature of the feed movement, be what it may, bears a constant and definite
relation to the treadle movement. A chisel movement of 6 inches, for instance ..."
3. The Science Record edited by Alfred Ely Beach (1876)
"The sawing machine is operated by a treadle. A saw-horse of the common construction,
with a platform treadle, pivoted by a cross rod, a, ..."
4. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"This was а тегу ingenious arrangement of mechanism by which a treadle, worked by
the foot of the weaver, gave a vibratory ..."
5. Mechanical Devices in the Home by Edith Louise Allen (1922)
"Water motor. motor, there is a treadle, or foot-power motor, used in the home.
263. The treadle. The treadle is a small platform, which rocks on two pivots. ..."
6. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1844)
"... connected to the treadle E, by means of the vertical bar of iron F, the weight
of which is sufficient to overbalance the box-iron Б and the treadle £. ..."
7. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"The connection with the treadle E is by a firing or wire e, ... the foot on the
middle treadle, as before explained. ..."
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