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Word: velocipede (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a bicycle
  • archaic a late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle
  • archaic Generic term for three and four-wheeled machines driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
  • Early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

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