Tread

tred, v.i. to set the foot to walk or go to copulate, as fowls.—v.t. to walk on to pre with the foot to trample in contempt to subdue trod A*./, trod or trodd'en. —n. re ure with the foot a step. n. Tread'er. fA.S. tredanj cog. with Ice. trod a Ger. treten. Treadle, Treddle, trcd'l, n. the part ofany machine which the foot treads on and moves.