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Exercycle, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.|ˈɛksəˌsaɪk(ə)l|
Also ex-.
[Blend of exercise n. and cycle n. 11.]
A proprietary name for a type of stationary bicycle or frame designed to be pedalled for exercise.
1936Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 31 Mar. 970/2 Exercycle... For exercising machines. Claims use since Sept. 1, 1935. 1967Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 4 Dec. (1970) 594 Every day now, for more than a week, he's taken exercise on that exercycle thing. 1969Trade Marks Jrnl. 19 Feb. 305/1 Exercycle... Apparatus in the nature of a stationary bicycle, for exercising the body. 1977Guardian Weekly 30 Oct. 15/4 The all-motion, no-movement character of an exercycle. 1986Jrnl. (Fairfax Co., Va.) 27 May b3 Riding exercycles that measure pulse rate. |