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penny-farthing
[ pen-ee-fahr-thing ]
noun
, British.
- a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
penny-farthing
noun
- an early type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel, the pedals being attached to the front wheel US nameordinary
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penny-farthing1
From a comparison of the size difference between the two bicycle wheels to the size difference between an old British penny and a farthing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penny-farthing1
C20: so called because of the similarity between the relative sizes of the wheels and the relative sizes of the (old) penny and farthing coins
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