"treadle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛdl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-treadle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: treadles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛdəl Etymology: From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tredel}} Middle English tredel, {{inh|en|ang|tredel}} Old English tredel, {{af|en|tread|-le}} tread + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} treadle (plural treadles)
  1. A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion. Translations (pedal or lever): педал (pedal) [masculine] (Bulgarian), крачна предавка (kračna predavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tallalaud (Estonian), tald (Estonian), poljin (Finnish), Fußhebel [masculine] (German), pedalo (Ido), deil choise [feminine] (Irish), pedale [masculine] (Italian), insilia [neuter, plural] (Latin), pedał [masculine] (Polish), człapień [masculine] (Polish), педа́ль (pedálʹ) [feminine] (Russian), pedal [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-treadle-en-noun-9JvfUYlC Disambiguation of 'pedal or lever': 92 5 4
  2. A device actuated by wheels passing over it.
    Sense id: en-treadle-en-noun-U0wz2Xnw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 52 25 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 15 53 19 13
  3. (biology) Chalaza. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-treadle-en-noun-IDVyh1bS Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹɛdl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-treadle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: treadles [present, singular, third-person], treadling [participle, present], treadled [participle, past], treadled [past]
Rhymes: -ɛdəl Etymology: From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread + -le. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tredel}} Middle English tredel, {{inh|en|ang|tredel}} Old English tredel, {{af|en|tread|-le}} tread + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} treadle (third-person singular simple present treadles, present participle treadling, simple past and past participle treadled)
  1. (intransitive) To use a treadle. Tags: intransitive Translations (to use a treadle): taldama (Estonian), polkea (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-treadle-en-verb-9NR8NUZ-

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-treadle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-treadle.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-treadle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-treadle.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to use a treadle",
      "word": "taldama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to use a treadle",
      "word": "polkea"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "treadle"
  ],
  "word": "treadle"
}

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