treadle

English

A tailor in Chad with a treadle sewing machine

Parts of a spinning wheel - G: treadle

Etymology

From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread +‎ -le.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛdl̩/
• Rhymes: -ɛdəl

Noun

treadle (plural treadles)

1. A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates circular motion.
2. (biology) Chalaza.

Translations

pedal or lever

• Finnish: poljin (fi)
• German: Fußhebel m
• Ido: pedalo (io)
• Irish: deil choise f
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• Italian: pedale (it) m
• Latin: insilia n pl
• Russian: педа́ль (ru) f (pedálʹ)
• Spanish: pedal (es) m

Verb

1. (intransitive) To use a treadle.

Translations

to use a treadle

• Finnish: polkea (fi)
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Anagrams

• Aldrete, alerted, altered, redealt, related