boneshaker

British  

/ ˈbəʊnˌʃeɪkə /

noun

1. an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs

2. slang any decrepit or rickety vehicle

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Example Sentences

Indeed, Donald Trump’s actual presidency has been a boneshaker for journalists who were unprepared for a billionaire commander-in-chief who is a canny denizen of the media and entertainment realm, and unafraid to push back.

From Washington Times

There’s everything from a rare Beatles “Yellow Submarine” bike to a colossal 1863 boneshaker.

From New York Times

We first see Hawking as a grinning postgraduate in early 1960s Cambridge, whizzing on his boneshaker over the cobbles with a pal to a party.

From The Guardian

This we learn when a census officer pops by his breeze-block house – a half-cute, half-clumsy device – just before he hops on his boneshaker for the night shift at the local auto factory.

From The Guardian

That last drift, after you descend the hill beyond the trees, is a proper boneshaker.”

From Project Gutenberg