unicyclen.
/ˈjuːnɪˌsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌsaɪk(ə)l/ Originally U.S.
A vehicle or conveyance having only one wheel; esp. a monocycle used by acrobats or for gymnastic displays.
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monocycle1869
unicycle1869
1869 Velocipede (N.Y.) Apr. 76 Hemmings' Unicycle or ‘Flying Yankee Velocipede’.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 913/1 Unicycle, a one-wheeled vehicle for propulsion by foot-power.
1897 Wheelist Ann. 15 It's all been so slow at Slochester Park, That of fun or of frolic I've not seen a spark, Until yesterday week, when we had a rare treat: The first rocking-horse and unicycle meet.
1978 J. Irving World according to Garp vi. 123 There's no tradition of bears on unicycles here.
Derivatives
unicycle v. intransitive to ride on a unicycle.
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unicycle1978
1978 J. Irving World according to Garp vi. 127 The sullen animal unicycling in the lunatic's left-behind clothes.
ˈunicycling n.
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society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > riding a unicycle
unicycling1978
1978 J. Irving World according to Garp vi. 128 Even his one talent, unicycling, was irretrievable.
1980 Radio Times 23 Feb. 10/1 He rejects the ‘pure’ dumbshow of performers like Marcel Marceau, preferring to mix..verbal humour, video, the odd spot of unicycling, and mask work.
ˈunicyclist n. one who rides a unicycle.
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society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist > on unicycle
unicyclist1881
1881 Sells Bros. Show-Bill Celebrated Russian Bicyclists, Unicyclists, and Roller Skaters.
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