treadwheel

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treadwheel

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From tread + wheel.

noun treadwheels

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.
Similar: walking wheel

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"treadwheel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/treadwheel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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treadwheel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/treadwheel

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"treadwheel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/treadwheel.

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@misc{treadwheel_2026,
  title = {treadwheel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/treadwheel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}