penny farthing
penny farthing · penny farthings
пенни-фартинг
Hochrad
A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than…A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
Hochrad
пе́нни-фа́ртингpénni-fárting
Translations
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By meaning 1
bicycle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bicycle:
Origin
A reference to the relative sizes of the two wheels resembling that of the old British coiA reference to the relative sizes of the two wheels resembling that of the old British coins of the same name. Retronym for ordinary bicycle, coined after the invention of the safety bicycle that has since become the standard type of bicycle.
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Forms
plural: penny farthings| Singular | penny farthing |
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