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pedomotive, a. and n.|ˈpɛdəməʊtɪv|
[erron. f. pedo- for pedi- + motive, prob. after locomotive.]
a. adj. Actuated by the foot or feet.
b. n. A vehicle worked by the foot or feet; a velocipede.
1824Mechanic's Mag. II. 81 Pedomotive Carriage. 1830Ibid. XIII. 34 The pedomotive-carriage..seems to require rather too much labour. 1843Ibid. XXXIX. 389 We have two or three elegantly-formed pedomotives in Birmingham now, that work upon the simplest plan possible. 1884Cycl. Tour. Club Monthly Gaz. Dec. 360/2 A sociable is the steadiest of all pedomotive machines. |