Treaders

Most twenty-somethings, however, are "treaders", who simply replicate the lessons of their poorer, less stable, non-voting and hands-off parents, but to worse effect. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Traditionally, around September, one could hear the echo of the treaders in the many quintas , or wineries, that line the banks of the Douro as they sang, standing in lines with their arms locked around each others shoulders, crushing the grapes in open stone tanks. ❋ William Lyons (2011)

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The men were already beaming like debauched cupid grape-treaders on a wine bar wall-panel. ❋ Davis, Lindsey (2005)

He shall not tread out wine in the press that was wont to tread it out: the voice of the treaders I have taken away. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Sabama: I will water thee with my tears, O Hesebon, and Eleale: for the voice of the treaders hath rushed in upon thy vintage, and upon thy harvest. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

The picture to the left shows the grape-treaders, in the old-fashioned and unhygienic practice of crushing grapes by dancing on them in enormous vats. ❋ Eugen Neuhaus (1921)

Bullier where once little Luzanne, the inspiration of a hundred palettes, tripped the polka, the new Bullier with its coloured electricity and ragtime band and professional treaders of the Avenue de l'Observatoire, is eke romance to his nostril. ❋ George Jean Nathan (1920)

At vintage-time came the grape-treaders, with purple hands and feet, wreathed with glossy ivy and carrying dripping skins of wine; and the charcoal-burners sat round their huge braziers at night, watching the dry logs charring slowly in the fire, and roasting chestnuts in the ashes, and the robbers came out of their caves and made merry with them. ❋ Unknown (1907)

They are light treaders, the split-feet, so that the solitary camper sees their eyes about him in the dark sometimes, and hears the soft intake of breath when no leaf has stirred and no twig snapped underfoot. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Fountain of the treaders; i.e., "foot-fountain;" also called the ❋ M.G. Easton (1897)

as kids in sunny [scunny] North Lincolnshire ,England, we used to say to friends , lend me your [treader] ... meaning lean me your bike .... you TREAD on the peddles to make it go ... hence [TREADER] ... lol ❋ S.S.Yellowbelly :P (2010)

Honey, I dropped a [treader] this morning. [I'm not sure] what that means about my gastrointestinal [health], but it can't be that bad. I love you. ❋ Dzimi (2019)

I found out he was a Treader when he showed me his [stash] of guns with [Fox news] [blaring] in the background. ❋ BecauseUnicorns (2020)

[That person] is [just] a carpet treader. ❋ Wise Man (2003)

A 50st man with more [ripples] than a [swimming pool]. Therefore he is a fat [treader]. ❋ Scoot_Unleashed (2006)

"Dom picked up this hot girl in the club, and was convinced that he staying at her place tonight, but I totally [trod] on his cock and now Dom is going home alone! I didn't even like that [skank bitch]!" Guy #1 "Dude I finally had the balls to ask her out for a drink, and [she said yes]!" Guy #2 "Damn shes hot, i might just have to have her for myself!" Guy #1 "Man you're such a cock treader!" ❋ MakaveLee (2007)

[don't go] near her mate she's [a heavy] [treader] ! ❋ The Chief & Bennett (2018)

“[Yo] look a that [treader] [over there]!” 😂 ❋ Princess Pussy Xox (2019)

I believe they are traveling to [San Diego] for a [convention] after leaving [Tokyo]. They are a true Con Treader ❋ Maternal Mage (2022)