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pedomotor|ˈpɛdəʊməʊtə(r)|
[erron. f. pedo- for pedi- + motor.]
A contrivance or device for the application of the foot as the driving power in a machine, as a treadle, pedal, etc.; esp. a pedomotive vehicle, as a bicycle, etc.
1844Mech. Mag. XLI. 370/1 The numerous velocipedes, pedomotors, manumotors, &c., which have been brought before the public during the last thirty years. 1884in Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 665/2. |