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velocipede

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ve·loc·i·pede  (v-ls-pd)
n.
1. A tricycle.
2.
a. Any of several early bicycles having pedals attached to the front wheel.
b. An early bicycle propelled by pushing the feet along the ground while straddling the vehicle.
[French vélocipède : Latin vlx, vlc-, fast; see velocity + Latin ps, ped-, foot; see -ped.]
velocipede [vel-loss-sip-peed]
Noun
an early form of bicycle [Latin velox swift + pes foot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.velocipedevelocipede - any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
2.velocipedevelocipede - a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
tricycle, trike
cycle rickshaw, pedicab - a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs"
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"
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I 'll help you tease for your velocipede, and won't say a word against it, when mamma and granny beg papa not to let you have it.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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