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- Old English · inherited fromtredel
- Middle English · inherited fromtredel
- English todaytreadle
From Middle English tredel, from Old English tredel; equivalent to tread + -le.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
treadle
Today it means: A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion. Full definition →
Middle English tredel ← Old English tredel