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Definition of Treadmills
1. treadmill [n] - See also: treadmill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Treadmills
Literary usage of Treadmills
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1869)
"That the power of the treadmills can be regulated so as to drive machinery nil
... Our treadmills, in addition I pumping up water for the use of the prison, ..."
2. The Lancet (1898)
"treadmills were not necessarily or in all cases unproductive, ... generally abolished
and the erection of new -treadmills was not at present contemplated. ..."
3. Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide edited by Patricia A. Deuster (1998)
"treadmills are very popular at fitness centers and may also be available to you
... Most treadmills are state of the art in terms of cushioning and you can ..."
4. Engineering of Power Plants by Robert Heywood Fernald, George Alexander Orrok (1916)
"Harrington Emerson says:1 " In China men are paid $0.01 an hour for climbing
treadmills actuating stern wheels which propel river boats. ..."
5. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1824)
"The patentee proposes that the buildings in which the treadmills are placed,
should be so constructed that the prisoners can be made to work separately if ..."
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