What is (a) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail. (b) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear called?
tread — (Mach.) (a) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail. (b) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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