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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Treadle

Tread'le, n.

noun

(trĕd'l), n. 1. The part of a loom, or other machine, which is moved by the foot. 2. The albuminous cords which unite the yolk of the egg to the white; — so called because formerly supposed to be the sperm of the cock.

Trēd'dle, n.

noun

n. 1. The same as TREADLE, 1.

  1. The same as TREADLE, 2. Browne.
  2. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] Ford.
  3. The dung of sheep. Holland.