treadle

A lever or pedal that is operated by the foot, typically used to power a machine such as a sewing machine or a lathe.

• 🇩🇪Eine Pedal- oder Hebelvorrichtung, die mit dem Fuß betrieben wird, um eine Maschine wie eine Nähmaschine oder Drehbank anzutreiben.

1. Foot-operated lever B2 formal

   A lever or pedal that is pressed by the foot to operate a machine, such as a sewing machine or a lathe.

   • She pressed the treadle to start the sewing machine.
   • The old lathe was powered by a heavy iron treadle.
   • He learned to control the speed of the potter's wheel with the treadle.

   🇩🇪Fußpedal

   Synonyme: foot pedalpedal

• treadles plural form
• treadles' possessive plural form
• treadle's possessive singular form

An archaic verb meaning to operate a treadle (a foot-operated lever or pedal), typically used in reference to early machinery such as sewing machines or lathes.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Verb, das bedeutet, einen Fußantrieb (ein Pedal) zu betätigen, meist im Zusammenhang mit frühen Mechanismen wie Nähmaschinen oder Drehbänken.

1. Tread over C1 formal

   To step or walk on something repeatedly or heavily.

   • He treadled the muddy path with heavy boots.
   • The workers treadled the grapes to extract juice.
   • She treadled the grass flat while walking across the field.

   🇩🇪Treten

   Synonyme: crushstomptramptrampletread

2. Operate machinery by a treadle C1 formal

   To work a machine, such as a sewing machine or lathe, by pressing a foot-operated pedal.

   • She treadled the sewing machine to stitch the fabric.
   • The potter treadled the wheel to shape the clay.
   • He treadled the lathe to turn the wooden piece.

   🇩🇪Pedal betätigen

   Synonyme: pedal

• treadled past participle
• treadled past simple
• treadling present participle
• treadles third person singular