treadle
Example Sentences
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The beavers were captured using four large traps, which shut behind the animals when they step on a treadle inside.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
If you have room, there are treadle feeders that are rat resistant you can use in the coop.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022
Later her mother let her use the treadle sewing machine.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2018
We've created an innovative line of irrigation products including four models of foot-operated treadle pumps, 250-gallon water storage tanks for farms and gravity-fed drip irrigation systems.
From Scientific American • Feb. 8, 2013
Her feet began to move again on the treadle.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing treadle
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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The Industrial Revolution - Middle School and High School
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