Treadle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006166",
  "term": "Treadle",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A foot-operated lever or pedal used to power a machine, such as a sewing machine, lathe, or spinning wheel. Pressing the treadle with the foot activates a mechanism, often a flywheel or crank, that drives the machine's moving parts. Early industrial machines relied heavily on treadle power before the advent of electric motors.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Trittkurbel betätigen",
    "es": "pedalear",
    "fr": "actionner la pédale"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/treadle/"
}