push-bike

push-bike
noun
a bicycle that must be pedaled
Hypernyms: ↑bicycle, ↑bike, ↑wheel, ↑cycle

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun also push bicycle or push cycle
Britain : a pedal bicycle — distinguished from a motor bicycle

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/poosh"buyk'/, n. Brit.
a standard bicycle, operated by pedals rather than a motor.
Also, push bicycle, push cycle.
[1905-10]

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/ˈpʊʃˌbaık/ noun, pl -bikes [count]
Brit old-fashioned :bicycle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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