treadlePronunciation: /ˈtrɛd(ə)l/Translate treadle | into Spanish Definition of treadle noun a lever worked by the foot and imparting motion to a machine. verb [with object] operate (a machine) with a treadle: he was treadling the cardboard-box machineOrigin: Old English tredel 'stair, step' (see tread)treadle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of treadle in the US English dictionary
