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pedal

32 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ped·al

noun \ˈpe-dəl\

Definition of PEDAL

1
: a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (as an organ or piano)
2
: a foot lever or treadle by which a part is activated in a mechanism

Origin of PEDAL

Middle French pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis, adjective
First Known Use: 1618

Rhymes with PEDAL

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