treadle
/'tredl/
Definition
Noun:
- A foot-operated lever or pedal: A treadle is a device, typically a flat lever, that is designed to be operated by the foot to drive or control a machine.
Verb:
- To operate a machine using a treadle: To work a machine by pressing a treadle with the foot.
- To tread over something: To step or walk on something, often with a specific purpose, such as to mix or separate materials.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The old sewing machine is powered by a treadle.
- He pressed the treadle to start the potter's wheel.
Verb (to operate):
- She learned to treadle the loom to weave the fabric.
- To operate this machine, you must treadle steadily.
Verb (to tread over):
- Workers treadle over the clay to remove impurities.
Advanced Usage
- "To treadle a machine": To power or control a specific piece of equipment using foot action.
- Before electricity, tailors would treadle their sewing machines for hours.
Variants and Related Words
- Tread (verb): To step or walk on or over something. This is the root verb from which 'treadle' is derived.
- Do not tread on the grass.
Synonyms
- Pedal (noun/verb): A lever operated by the foot; to operate such a lever.
- Foot lever (noun): A lever designed to be used with the foot.
Related Phrases
- Treadle loom: A loom operated by foot pedals.
- Treadle pump: A water pump operated by stepping on a lever.
Noun
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a lever that is operated with the foot
Verb
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operate (machinery) by a treadle
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tread over
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the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones
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