push-bike

[poo sh-bahyk]

noun British.

a standard bicycle, operated by pedals rather than a motor.

Also push bi·cycle, push cy·cle.

Origin of push-bike

First recorded in 1905–10

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Examples from the Web for push-bike

Historical Examples

To 1902 belong the first illustrations of the motor-bicycle and of "trailers" attached to the "push-bike."
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.
Charles L. Graves
He got hold of a push-bike alongside the waggons for some distance, finishing up on a limber.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider
W. H. L. Watson

British Dictionary definitions for push-bike

push-bike

noun

British an informal name for bicycle

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Examples from the Web for push-bike

Historical Examples

To 1902 belong the first illustrations of the motor-bicycle and of "trailers" attached to the "push-bike."

He got hold of a push-bike alongside the waggons for some distance, finishing up on a limber.

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Origin of push-bike