treadle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread +‎ -le. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛdl̩/ Rhymes: -ɛdəl === Noun === treadle (plural treadles) A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion. A device actuated by wheels passing over it. (biology) Chalaza. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === treadle (third-person singular simple present treadles, present participle treadling, simple past and past participle treadled) (intransitive) To use a treadle. (weaving, transitive) To press a specific treadle or sequence of treadles on the loom. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Aldrete, alerted, altered, redealt, related