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n. - A vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals; Any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel.

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  • Personally, I think a velocipede is about Cecil's form, and it's absolute insult to a pony like Bobs to ask him to carry him!
  • A velocipede was his grandfather's offering and was received with shouts of delight.
  • Propped against the sleek spokes of a velocipede was a shiny sled of just the sort he had always wanted as a boy.
  • "Isn't there a hand-car or a velocipede here, Wilse?"
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