dandy-horsen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dandy n.¹, horse n.

Etymology: < dandy n.¹ + horse n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdandy-horse.

A kind of velocipede, an early form of the bicycle, in which the rider sat on a bar between the two wheels, and propelled himself by pushing the ground with each foot alternately.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > by feet pushing on ground

draisine1818

velocipede1818

accelerator1819

dandy-horse1819

hobby1819

hobby-horse1819

1819 J. Hodgson in J. Raine Mem. J. Hodgson (1857) I. 247 The little boys about London are all getting dandy-horses, for such seems at present the name of the Velocipede.

1892 Strand Mag. 4 30 (Evolution of Cycle) Mr. Dennis Johnson..a coachmaker at 75 Long-acre took out a patent for this dandy or hobby-horse in 1818.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	dandy-horse
释义	dandy-horsen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dandy n.¹, horse n. Etymology: < dandy n.¹ + horse n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdandy-horse. A kind of velocipede, an early form of the bicycle, in which the rider sat on a bar between the two wheels, and propelled himself by pushing the ground with each foot alternately. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > by feet pushing on ground draisine1818 velocipede1818 accelerator1819 dandy-horse1819 hobby1819 hobby-horse1819 1819 J. Hodgson in J. Raine Mem. J. Hodgson (1857) I. 247 The little boys about London are all getting dandy-horses, for such seems at present the name of the Velocipede. 1892 Strand Mag. 4 30 (Evolution of Cycle) Mr. Dennis Johnson..a coachmaker at 75 Long-acre took out a patent for this dandy or hobby-horse in 1818. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1819
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