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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Noun | 1. | 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" |
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boneshaker
[ˈbəʊnˌʃeɪkəʳ] N (Aut etc) → armatoste m, rácano m; (= bicycle) bicicleta antigua con ruedas sólidas y sin muellesCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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