Treadwheel

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A contrivance for utilizing the weight of men or animals to produce rotary motion, which can then be applied to various mechanical purposes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See treadmill.
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  • noun. A wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
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  • noun. a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
  • noun. a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
    • Word Usage
    "To pay higher and higher co-payments on the medicines we take to cure us of the stress and anxiety caused by the enormous treadwheel on which we run?"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grinder  mill  milling machinery  
    variant
    treadmill  
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