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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a lever that is operated with the foot;
[syn: pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever]


VERB (2)

1. tread over;
- Example: "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"

2. operate (machinery) by a treadle; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Treadle \Trea"dle\, n. [OE. tredyl a step, AS. tredel. See
   Tread.]
   1. The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is
      pressed or moved by the foot.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Biol.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

treadle
    n 1: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: pedal,
         treadle, foot pedal, foot lever]
    v 1: tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out
         the stones"
    2: operate (machinery) by a treadle