| 单词 | noddy bike |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNoddy bike 3. British colloquial. Usually with capital initial, in full Noddy bike. A lightweight motorcycle, the Velocette L.E., used by police officers before the introduction of patrol cars. Now historical.For a possible explanation of this use, see quot. 1970. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] bus1881 motor bicycle1894 motorcycle1894 autocycle1895 motorbike1895 bike1903 mo-bike1925 noddy1964 scoot1968 chop1970 chopper1985 1964 in C. Hamblett & J. Deverson Generation X 162 We got down the road and a Lawman came up on a Noddy bike (Vesper [sic]). 1970 P. Laurie Scotl. Yard 292 Noddy, the lightweight silent motorcycle issued to beat men in the suburbs, so called because their riders cannot safely salute. When they were new, a legendary old sergeant, aggrieved at this lack of respect, growled: ‘Well then boy, when you see me, nod your head.’ 1990 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Dec. Remember those grey, angular ‘Noddy bikes’ that bimbled British policemen round suburban streets? Made by Velocette in the 1950s and called the LE they were almost silent. < as lemmas |
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