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• trea|dle — «TREHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a lever or pedal worked up and down by the foot to operate a machine: »the treadle of a sewing machine. 2. British. a pedal of a bicycle. –v.i. to work a treadle. –v.t. to operate (a machine) by… …   Useful english dictionary

• trea — as·pi·do·gas·trea; cras·sos·trea; er·i·trea; os·trea; pe·trea; trea·cly; trea·son; trea·son·able; trea·son·ably; trea·son·ous; trea·sur·able; trea·sur·er; trea·sur·er·ship; trea·sur·ess; trea·sury; trea·sury·ship; trea·tise; trea·ty; trea·ty·ite; …   English syllables

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• treadle — trea·dle …   English syllables

• treadle — trea•dle [[t]ˈtrɛd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) mac a lever or the like worked by the foot to impart motion to a machine 2) mac to work a treadle • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME tredel stairstep, OE. See tread, le …   From formal English to slang

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

• er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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