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单词 penny-farthing
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
penny-farthing n
  1. Brit an early type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel, the pedals being attached to the front wheel
Etymology: 20th Century: so called because of the similarity between the relative sizes of the wheels and the relative sizes of the (old) penny and farthing coins
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