Treadwheel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Treadwheel \Tread"wheel`\, n.
     A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing,
     or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See
     {Treadmill}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tread-wheel
       n : a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a
           circular belt or climbing steps [syn: {treadmill}, {treadwheel}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  treadwheel
       n : a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a
           circular belt or climbing steps [syn: {treadmill}, {tread-wheel}]