velocipede

Meanings

Noun

• An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
• Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
• A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
• A bicycle.

Verb

• to ride on velocipede

Related

Similar words

• boneshaker

Origin

• Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox + pes