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Velocipede n. 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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Velocipede" Quotes from Famous Books

... horses are not the only things which have disappeared from our high roads. One of the things to be met with on the roads in 1800-20 was the velocipede. It was not unlike in form the "Safety" bicycle which is so universally met with on our roads to-day, with a trifling difference which made long and rapid journeys out of the question. The fact is the mechanical ...

— Fragments of Two Centuries - Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King • Alfred Kingston

... little sigh started and shivered itself up-up-up—up till it reached his smile. It made his smile sort of wobbly. "Oh all right!" he said and ran away as fast as he could to hide the blue pop-gun in the bottom of the closet. A velocipede he piled on top of it and two pillows and a Noah's Ark and a stuffed squirrel. When the piling was all done he looked back at our Uncle Peter. It was across one shoulder that he looked back. It made his little smile look twisty as well as wobbly. ...

— Fairy Prince and Other Stories • Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

Words linked to "Velocipede" : tricycle, wheeled vehicle, bike, wheel, cycle, cycle rickshaw, pedicab, bicycle, trike