noun
- a lever pressed by the foot to operate a machine
Usage: archaic spelling of ‘treadle’
verb
- to work a treadle with the foot
Usage: archaic spelling of ‘treadle’
Examples
- The old sewing machine required her to pump the treddle with her foot.
- He learned to treddle the spinning wheel smoothly.
- The blacksmith’s bellows were operated by a wooden treddle.
- She would treddle steadily while working at her loom.
- The potter’s wheel had a heavy treddle for consistent rotation.