bikemanshipn.
/ˈbʌɪkmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈbaɪkmənˌʃɪp/ rare before late 20th cent.
Skill in riding a bicycle or motorcycle.
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1894 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Oct. 4/3 Parisiennes continue to witch the world with noble bikemanship in their graceful kilted knickerbockers.
1971 Nashua (Iowa) Reporter 24 Mar. 8/2 Earl Pierce of the VFW will present the bike safety program, emphasizing good bikemanship, road rules and bicycle equipment.
2009 A. R. Peterson Baa Baa Black Sheep iii. 23 With a daring feat of bikemanship, he swerved outwards, overtook us and swerved back..in front of the moving car.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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