pedal

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from French pédale, Latin pedāl(is). By surface analysis, ped- + -al.

I said to him: 'What would happen if you trod on that pedal thing instead of that other pedal thing?' — Mike and Psmith, Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
You began it, and I want it finished now," I added, cracking the whip once more in the neighborhood of his pedal extremities. — Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants, Oliver Optic
I said to him: ‘What would happen if you trod on that pedal thing instead of that other pedal thing?’ He said, ‘I couldn’t. — Mike, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

pedal point

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