autocyclen.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈɔdəˌsaɪk(ə)l/, /ˈɔdoʊˌsaɪk(ə)l/, /ˈɑdəˌsaɪk(ə)l/, /ˈɑdoʊˌsaɪk(ə)l/ Now historical.
A motorized bicycle.
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bus1881
motor bicycle1894
motorcycle1894
autocycle1895
motorbike1895
bike1903
mo-bike1925
noddy1964
scoot1968
chop1970
chopper1985
1895 Punch 28 Dec. p. iii The much-talked of motor-carriage, auto-cycle, or petroleum-propelled tram-car of these mouthing days of modernity.
1905 Daily Chron. 21 July 5/5 86 miles an hour. Wonderful Performance on an Autocycle.
1920 Daily Mail 29 Nov. 8 The Autocraft Board, which has an Auto-cycle section.
1955 P. Bowles tr. S. Beckett Molloy ii. 134 You cannot leave on your autocycle, even in the night, without being noticed, unless you employ it as an ordinary bicycle.
1994 Brit. Bike Mag. Mar. 7/2 Cyclemotor and Autocycle enthusiasts in the south-east..may like to know about the Kent, East Sussex and South London Section of the National Autocycle and Cyclemotor Club.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1895- luggage train
- luggage-boat
- luggage-boot
- luggage-carrier
- luggage-cart
- luggage-grid
- luggage-label
- luggage-porter
- luggage-rack
- luggage-rest
- luggage-ticket
- luggage-van
- luggageboat
- luggageboot
- luggagecarrier
- luggagecart
- luggaged
- luggagegrid
- luggagelabel
- luggageless
- luggageporter
- luggagerack
- luggagerest
- luggages
- luggageticket