treader (treder)

[ The treaders shall tread out no wine in their pre es. Isa. xvi. 10, IMG:content-0788.png:[blocks in formation] a, bottom timbers of frame; b, rollers attached to the treads, one of which is fully shown at c; d. d, brake-shoe and brake-lever respectively, used in stopping the machine; e, one of the two inclined planes on opposite sides of the machine upon which the rollers & run;, inclosure for horse or mule which operates the machine; g, driving wheel, which in use is belted to the machine to be driven. mulosa ), found from Virginia to Florida and Louisiana. It is a herbaceous plant with a long perennial root, a low weed armed with white bristles half an inch long, which sting severely. Also called stinging bush. treadwheel (tred'hwel), n. A contrivance for utilizing the weight of men or animals to produce rotary motion, which can then be applied to various mechanical purposes. It is of two principal forms: (a) A hollow cylinder set with the axis horizontal. An animal, as a dog, walks on the inner surface of the cylinder, to which battens are secured as a foothold, and thus revolves it. (b) A large flat disk of