Draisienne

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    dandy-horse, hobby horse historical

    "I looked to the right, where velocipedes with huge art-nouveau wheels and draisiennes with their flat, scooterlike bars evoked gentlemen in stovepipe hats, knights of progress pedaling through the Bois de Boulogne."

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dandy horsedandy-horsedraisinehobby horse

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"I looked to the right, where velocipedes with huge art-nouveau wheels and draisiennes with their flat, scooterlike bars evoked gentlemen in stovepipe hats, knights of progress pedaling through the Bois de Boulogne."

Etymology

Borrowed from French draisienne. Named after Karl Drais.

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dandy horsehobby horse

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