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单词 high bicycle
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high bicycle
high bicycle n. now historical a bicycle with a tall front wheel and a small rear one; = high wheel n. 2, high-wheeler n. (b), penny farthing n.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > early type of > with one large and one small wheel
high-wheeler1866
high bicycle1874
high wheel1876
ordinary1888
penny farthing1891
1874 Notts. Guardian 9 Oct. 7/6 In riding a high bicycle, not only the forward motion but the balance has to be preserved.
1878 Sun (N.Y.) 27 Oct. 4/6 It is claimed for the machine [sc. ‘the Safety Bicycle’] that it is equal in speed to that of its more showy, though less safe rival, the high bicycle.
1901 L. T. Hobhouse Mind in Evol. iii. 30 I remember being thrown by a sudden accident over the handles of an old-fashioned high bicycle.
2002 Technol. & Culture 43 358 Before pneumatic tires appeared, rear-driving safeties had effectively replaced the ordinary and the high bicycle was doomed.
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