boneshaker
boneshaker · boneshakers
A velocipedeA velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Meaning
2 sensesA velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
a boneshaker of a journey
The car was a real boneshaker.
More definitions
- any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
Origin
From bone + shaker, from the uncomfortableness of the ride.From bone + shaker, from the uncomfortableness of the ride.
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Forms
plural: boneshakers| Singular | boneshaker |
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