English Explanatory Dictionary

boneshaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
  2. Something jolty.

Word forms

boneshaker boneshakers

Etymology

From bone + shaker, from the uncomfortableness of the ride.

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