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▪ I. † trike, v. Obs. rare—1.
[Derivation obscure. Some conjecture that it is the primitive of trikel, trickle v., and meant ‘to flow down’: cf. trill v.2 3; others that it may be for strike.]
intr. To hang down, descend, fall in a flowing manner.
a1310in Wright Lyric P. (Percy Soc.) 35 Hire gurdel of bete gold is al, Umben hire middel smal, that triketh to the to.
▪ II. trike
Colloq. abbrev. of tricycle n. and v. or (rarely) of tricyclist. Hence ˈtriker; ˈtriking vbl. n.
1883Sporting Life 22 Apr. 6/5 Londoners call bicyclists ‘bikes’ and tricyclists ‘trikes’. 1884Wheel World Apr. 495/2 The makers of his new trike. 1885N. & Q. 14 Nov. 386/1 Do you bike or trike? 1890Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 374/1 Trike, (common) a tricycle; triking, cycling. Do you bike or trike? do you ride a bicycle or a tricycle? 1901Pall Mall Gaz. 15 May 1, I was further gratified with the intimation that the peccant triker had been discovered. 1912A. S. M. Hutchinson Happy Warrior iii. v. 148 I'm all mixed up in this awful trike, you know. 1939X. Herbert Capricornia xiii. 185 There is no fixed time for those who wish to come by horse or trike. Just roll up when you like. 1939–40Army & Navy Stores Catal. 827/1 Trike..for ages 3 to 7 years. 1972Oxford Times 4 Feb. 17 An Oxford doctor has condemned the three-wheeled invalid trikes as ‘tin coffins’. 1977Times 9 Aug. 5/7 Many disabled people are now turning from the ‘to trike or not to trike’ argument. 1984N.Z. Farmer 23 Feb. 31/2 (caption) Honda farm bikes and trikes remain one of the strongest sellers in Motor Holdings' lineup.
b. A kind of ultralight aircraft.
1981M. A. Markowski Ultralight Aircraft 45 The trike appears to be a viable approach to ultralight flight and allows thousands of hang gliders to be powered, as desired. 1982Sci. Amer. July 63/1 A trike (from tricycle) is a pyramidal tubular frame that holds the engine, the pilot's seat and the landing gear. |