treadmilln.

Brit.

/ˈtrɛdmɪl/, U.S.

/ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/

Etymology: < tread v. + mill n.¹

A horizontal cylinder made to revolve by the weight of persons treading on boards arranged as equidistant steps around its periphery. Formerly in use as an instrument of prison discipline.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > situation or cause of

horse-mill1621

wheel1623

treadmill1822

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > instruments of punishment in > treadmill

mill1822

treadmill1822

tread-wheel1822

treading-mill1830

stepper1846

shin-scraper1869

1822 (title) Description of the Tread Mill invented by Mr. William Cubitt of Ipswich, for the Employment of Prisoners.

1824 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. Jan. 304 The labour of the tread-mill is irksome, dull, monotonous, and disgusting to the last degree.

1836 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) IV. 107 Religious observances of other people..forced upon us with a faggot or a treadmill.

1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts xii. 139 Too much getting up and down stairs..puts one unpleasantly in mind of the tread-mill.

figurative and in extended use.1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate i A kind of mental tread-mill, where you are perpetually climbing, but can never rise an inch.1862 H. Aïdé Carr of Carrlyon I. 262 A return to the treadmill of London society.1897 G. Allen Type-writer Girl xv The squirrel who turns the unceasing treadmill of his cage.1905 A. Lyall Life Marquis of Dufferin II. v. 173 He found himself again on the official treadmill.attributive.1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 5 There is no winding or sloping here... No! all is fair treadmill work.1885 C. Harrison in Harper's Mag. Mar. 548/1 Back again at the tread-mill round of business.

Derivatives

ˈtreadmill v. (intransitive) to labour on or as on the treadmill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > toil > monotonously

treadmill1899

1899 Westm. Gaz. 18 Nov. 3/2 My feet..slipped on the pedal till I was treadmilling clumsily with the middle instead of the ball of the foot.

1902 Messenger (New S. Wales) 5 Dec. 253 The..prison discipline of past days, in which tread~milling was the only work prisoners were permitted to do.

ˈtreadmiller n. a person who is ‘on the treadmill’ (figurative), esp. one who follows a dull and arduous working life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > one who

treadmiller1923

slogger1928

wonk1962

1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo viii. 164 Better a ‘wicked creature’ any day, than a mechanical tread~miller of a careerist.

1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It (1965) viii. 66 I even thought of..that shy treadmiller Joy.

Draft additions September 2022

A stationary exercise machine featuring a continuous moving belt, typically driven by a motor and with adjustable speed and incline, on which a person can run or walk.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > equipment > others

trochus1706

troque1743

chamber horse1747

dumb-bell1785

stock1831

rowing machine1848

chest-expander1850

weights1862

stationary bicycle1883

punching bag1888

medicine ball1895

punching ball1895

stationary bike1899

kettlebell1908

rower1933

Exercycle1936

exercise bicycle1937

exercise bike1946

exercise cycle1952

roller1970

life cycle1973

multi-gym1976

gut-buster1983

roller1992

1938 Washington Post 19 Mar. 13/1 There's a well-equipped gymnasium in the House Office Building where young Congressmen can work off steam..running in treadmills, playing volley ball and vaulting over things.

1959 R. V. Ganslen Infl. Training Aerobic & Anaerobic Metabolic Variables (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Illinois) iii. 17 The subjects then warmed up for the all-out ride by..jogging on the treadmill and riding the bicycle ergometer with a light work load.

2013 Navy News Nov. 44/2 They had to complete..an 800m uphill run on the treadmill, rounded off with 40 repetitions of a 50kg bench press—against the clock in the fastest possible overall time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	treadmill
释义	treadmilln. Brit. /ˈtrɛdmɪl/, U.S. /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/ Etymology: < tread v. + mill n.¹ A horizontal cylinder made to revolve by the weight of persons treading on boards arranged as equidistant steps around its periphery. Formerly in use as an instrument of prison discipline. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > situation or cause of horse-mill1621 wheel1623 treadmill1822 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > instruments of punishment in > treadmill mill1822 treadmill1822 tread-wheel1822 treading-mill1830 stepper1846 shin-scraper1869 1822 (title) Description of the Tread Mill invented by Mr. William Cubitt of Ipswich, for the Employment of Prisoners. 1824 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. Jan. 304 The labour of the tread-mill is irksome, dull, monotonous, and disgusting to the last degree. 1836 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) IV. 107 Religious observances of other people..forced upon us with a faggot or a treadmill. 1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts xii. 139 Too much getting up and down stairs..puts one unpleasantly in mind of the tread-mill. figurative and in extended use.1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate i A kind of mental tread-mill, where you are perpetually climbing, but can never rise an inch.1862 H. Aïdé Carr of Carrlyon I. 262 A return to the treadmill of London society.1897 G. Allen Type-writer Girl xv The squirrel who turns the unceasing treadmill of his cage.1905 A. Lyall Life Marquis of Dufferin II. v. 173 He found himself again on the official treadmill.attributive.1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 5 There is no winding or sloping here... No! all is fair treadmill work.1885 C. Harrison in Harper's Mag. Mar. 548/1 Back again at the tread-mill round of business. Derivatives ˈtreadmill v. (intransitive) to labour on or as on the treadmill. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > toil > monotonously treadmill1899 1899 Westm. Gaz. 18 Nov. 3/2 My feet..slipped on the pedal till I was treadmilling clumsily with the middle instead of the ball of the foot. 1902 Messenger (New S. Wales) 5 Dec. 253 The..prison discipline of past days, in which tread~milling was the only work prisoners were permitted to do. ˈtreadmiller n. a person who is ‘on the treadmill’ (figurative), esp. one who follows a dull and arduous working life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > steady, continuous, or dull > one who treadmiller1923 slogger1928 wonk1962 1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo viii. 164 Better a ‘wicked creature’ any day, than a mechanical tread~miller of a careerist. 1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It (1965) viii. 66 I even thought of..that shy treadmiller Joy. Draft additions September 2022 A stationary exercise machine featuring a continuous moving belt, typically driven by a motor and with adjustable speed and incline, on which a person can run or walk. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > equipment > others trochus1706 troque1743 chamber horse1747 dumb-bell1785 stock1831 rowing machine1848 chest-expander1850 weights1862 stationary bicycle1883 punching bag1888 medicine ball1895 punching ball1895 stationary bike1899 kettlebell1908 rower1933 Exercycle1936 exercise bicycle1937 exercise bike1946 exercise cycle1952 roller1970 life cycle1973 multi-gym1976 gut-buster1983 roller1992 1938 Washington Post 19 Mar. 13/1 There's a well-equipped gymnasium in the House Office Building where young Congressmen can work off steam..running in treadmills, playing volley ball and vaulting over things. 1959 R. V. Ganslen Infl. Training Aerobic & Anaerobic Metabolic Variables (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Illinois) iii. 17 The subjects then warmed up for the all-out ride by..jogging on the treadmill and riding the bicycle ergometer with a light work load. 2013 Navy News Nov. 44/2 They had to complete..an 800m uphill run on the treadmill, rounded off with 40 repetitions of a 50kg bench press—against the clock in the fastest possible overall time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1822
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