raceabout
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of raceabout
1895–1900, noun use of verb phrase race about
Example Sentences
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And a fully restored 1910 Simplex raceabout, with double-chain drive and 90-h.p. engine, was offered for a thumping $9,500 v. about $6,000 new.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meantime, pictures of Mussolini in his raceabout appeared all over the world last week, except in Italy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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