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  • noun Plural form of treadle.

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Examples

  • This three-in-one motion is possible because Mobia operates with two separate "treadles" that rise to meet the users ` feet as they walk.

    Gizmodo 2009

  • Though the rider can by these devices assume nearly that position with respect to the treadles which is most advantageous, he cannot obtain that curious fore and aft oscillation made use of by the Ottoist in climbing hills, which, as the model on the table shows, enables him to get past the dead points without even moving, and which, therefore, makes the Otto by far the best hill-climbing machine there is, if account is taken of the high speeding with which all Ottoists ride.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 Various

  • One model uses a pair of long levers called treadles.

    Andrew Romanoff: Ethiopian Journal Andrew Romanoff 2010

  • One model uses a pair of long levers called treadles.

    Andrew Romanoff: Ethiopian Journal Andrew Romanoff 2010

  • He has gone to sleep with the creak of the treadles of her rocking chair and the reassuring sight of her beloved face in the firelight.

    The Red Queen Philippa Gregory 2010

  • One model uses a pair of long levers called treadles.

    Andrew Romanoff: Ethiopian Journal Andrew Romanoff 2010

  • One model uses a pair of long levers called treadles.

    Andrew Romanoff: Ethiopian Journal Andrew Romanoff 2010

  • I am in love with double treadles of all sorts though, I really like them.

    Spin your tales about spinning - And She Knits Too! 2009

  • Small footprint, nice design, nifty treadles and the clincher: I can spin while comfortably sitting on my couch in a posture-friend manner.

    May 2009 2009

  • Small footprint, nice design, nifty treadles and the clincher: I can spin while comfortably sitting on my couch in a posture-friend manner.

    Random Sunday--The Week in Review - And She Knits Too! 2009

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