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tread 1. the outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, esp the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre 2. the part of a rail that wheels touch 3. Vet science an injury to a horse's foot caused by the opposite foot, or the foot of another horse tread [tred] (civil engineering) The horizontal part of a step in a staircase. The distance between two successive risers in a staircase. (engineering) The part of a wheel or tire that bears on the road or rail. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Restrain also the keen fury of my heart which provokes me to tread the ways of blood-curdling strife. On the trail that thou must tread To the thresholds of our dread, Where the Flower blossoms red; Through the nights when thou shalt lie Prisoned from our Mother-sky, Hearing us, thy loves, go by; In the dawns when thou shalt wake To the toil thou canst not break, Heartsick for the Jungle's sake: Wood and Water, Wind and Tree, Wisdom, Strength, and Courtesy, Jungle-Favour go with thee! Shakespeare says something about worms, or it may be giants or beetles, turning if you tread on them too severely. |
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