Treadle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Farmers often treadle over newly sown fields to gently compact the soil and prevent erosion.
- After harvest, workers treadle over the leftover stalks to retrieve any remaining grains.
- The winemaker carefully treadles over the grapes to release the juice without crushing the seeds.
- Landscape architects recommend workers to treadle over the freshly poured concrete to create a smooth surface.
- Gardening enthusiasts treadle over their mulch-covered beds to aerate the soil and promote healthy growth.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Operate (machinery) by a treadle.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She learned how to treadle the old sewing machine to make beautiful handmade dresses.
- His job required him to treadle the machine to keep it running throughout his shift at the factory.
- The antique organ required you to treadle to provide the air needed to make sound.
- In the textile workshop, the students were shown how to properly treadle the loom to weave a tapestry.
- At the museum, visitors were allowed to try and treadle a replica of an 18th-century spinning wheel.