treadle

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.
2. noun A device actuated by wheels passing over it.
3. noun Chalaza.
4. verb To use a treadle.
5. verb To press a specific treadle or sequence of treadles on the loom.

Similar words

pedal foot lever loom footpedal tappet footswitch step machine foot feed throttle drive

Often followed by

sewing loom and is of machine looms pump to

Word family

treadled treadles treadling