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velocipede

noun
/vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd//vəˈlɑsəˌpid/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).

  1. borrowed from vélocipède

Definitions

  1. An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by…

    An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

  2. any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not…

    any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles.

  3. Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front…

    Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.

      • Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop of him
      • Jimmie Trescott's new velocipede had the largest front wheel of any velocipede in Whilomville.
      • “They can play with Willie’s playthings,” Nellie said. “They can’t ride on my velocipede!” Willie shouted.

    2. A bicycle.

      • I sense a portent inflating / an unlikely fellowship forming / and yet as swiftly as communion effloresced, / they leave, / pedalling into the distance / on their restored velocipede.

    3. to ride on velocipede

      • Polly and Maud willingly went, and watched his struggles with deep interest, till he got an upset, which nearly put an end to his velocipeding forever.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA