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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.
2. 2
   Synonym of penny farthing (“old type of bicycle”).

Synonyms

All synonyms

penny farthing

Etymology

From high wheel + -er.

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