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velocipede


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Velocipede  \Ve*loc"i*pede\,  n.  [L.  velox,  -ocis,  swift  +  pes, 
  pedis,  a  foot.  See  {Velocity},  and  {Foot}.] 
  A  light  road  carriage  propelled  by  the  feet  of  the  rider. 
  Originally  it  was  propelled  by  striking  the  tips  of  the  toes 
  on  the  roadway,  but  commonly  now  by  the  action  of  the  feet  on 
  a  pedal  or  pedals  connected  with  the  axle  of  one  or  more  of 
  the  wheels,  and  causing  their  revolution.  They  are  made  in 
  many  forms,  with  two  three  or  four  wheels.  See  {Bicycle}, 
  and  {Tricycle}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  velocipede 
  n  1:  any  of  several  early  bicycles  with  pedals  on  the  front  wheel 
  2:  a  vehicle  with  three  wheels  [syn:  {tricycle},  {trike}] 




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