bone shaker

noun

, Slang.

1. an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
2. any uncomfortable vehicle.
3. a rough ride in a vehicle.

Example Sentences

The distance from the town was no obstacle, he being the happy possessor of a "bone-shaker" bicycle.

From Project Gutenberg

We got here middle day, yesterday—came over the hills from the railway in a regular old bone-shaker of a coach.

From Project Gutenberg