Talk:treader
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Rfv-sense: slang for a bicycle at Oxford (UK) P. Sovjunk (talk) 21:27, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Found on a forum: "Where I lived in the 60s a commuting "push bike", usually matt black and rust, was also known as a 'treader'." Equinox ◑ 21:30, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Cited. The Reeve book has a glossary of Romani terms at the end and says that this sense of "treader" is one... can't find any other evidence of that though. Weylaway (talk) 02:34, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
- Treader is a term we used to use in mid Sussex when I grew up there a long time ago now. We got it from the ol' boys who spoke in a proper Sussex accent and I believe it dated at least to pre wa It's definitely a term for a heavy old wheel turner operated by tredding! 94.119.128.2 19:38, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- Passed Denazz (talk) 20:43, 2 September 2024 (UTC)