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| Treadle [ˈtrɛdəl]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)
a. a rocking lever operated by the foot to drive a machine
b. (as modifier) a treadle scroll saw machine
vb
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to work (a machine) with a treadle
[Old English tredel, from trǣde something firm, from tredan to tread]
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