pedalier

noun

ped·​a·​lier

variants or less commonly pédalier

¦pedᵊl¦i(ə)r,

-iə

plural pedaliers also pédaliers

: pedalboard

Word History

Etymology

French pédalier, from pédale, from Middle French pedale, noun

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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