Word: cognomens
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...Cognomen rather neat...
...simplicity of a direct crank action, operated by pedal power, on a revolving axle, turned his attention to the development of the principle involved, and the result was the improved "hobby horse" which in 1869 jumped so suddenly into favor both in this country and in Europe, under the cognomen of the "velocipede." Clumsy as this machine was in make, it is certain that, if the "hobby horse" of 1818 can be termed the ancestor, this of 1869 is entitled to be called the father, of the perfected bicycle...