treadle

English

A tailor in Chad with a treadle sewing machine

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛdl̩/
Rhymes: -ɛdəl

Noun

treadle (plural treadles)

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

Translations

pedal or lever

Finnish: poljin (fi)
German: Fußhebel m
Ido: pedalo (io)
Irish: deil choise f

Italian: pedale (it) m
Russian: педа́ль (ru) f (pedálʹ)
Spanish: pedal (es) m

Verb

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

(intransitive) to use a treadle

Translations

to use a treadle

Finnish: polkea (fi)

Anagrams

Aldrete, alerted, altered, latered, redealt, related

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