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boneshaker

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boneshaker [ˈbəʊnˌʃeɪkə]
n
1. an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
2. Slang any decrepit or rickety vehicle
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Noun1.boneshaker - any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
Translations
boneshaker [ˈbəʊnˌʃeɪkəʳ] N (Aut etc) → armatoste m, rácano m; (= bicycle) bicicleta antigua con ruedas sólidas y sin muelles
boneshaker [ˈbəʊnˌʃeɪkəʳ] n (hum) (bicycle, car) → catorcio


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Byline: George Galloway ABOUT my only real experience of serious cycling involved climbing the Hilltown in Dundee on an old boneshaker.
Winner of the overall event was Steve Smales from Boneshakers RT in 32.
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