treadwheel en · NOUN
Etymology
From tread + wheel.
Meanings
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A large wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
It is so deep no man can draw the buckets on a winch, but they must have an ass inside a treadwheel to hoist them up.
[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “A Funeral”, in Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, page 148:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| treadwheels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |