pedicabn.
/ˈpɛdɪkab/, U.S. /ˈpɛdəˌkæb/ A tricycle rickshaw serving as a taxi, originally in southern and eastern Asia, later also elsewhere.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > pedalled rickshaw
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw > pedal-operated
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1922 North-China Herald 30 Dec. 862/1 A company has been formed with the purpose of operating ‘pedicabs’ or cycle-ricshas... The pedicab is simply a three-wheeled ricsha, propelled by the rider on the front wheel.
1948 Time 22 Nov. 15/2 The usual crush of pedicabs surged down the street.
1951 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 26 Mar. 1/7 The rickishaw and peddicab boys.
1971 National Geographic Jan. 21 Java's tricycle taxis—rear-driven pedicabs called betjaks—also haul freight through city streets.
1989 Japan Times 16 May 9/3 DZRH said the four gunmen escaped aboard a commandeered pedicab, but soldiers..gave chase and killed one of the rebels.
2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 12/2 The controversial pedicabs.., which have become a familiar sight in central London, have finally been ruled as legal after a protracted court battle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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