penny farthing
penny farthing noun: a type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
Noun
penny farthing (plural penny farthings)
penny farthing meaning in Tamil
penny farthing in Tamil
- உயரமான மிதிவண்டி
Synonyms of penny farthing
Forms of penny farthing
| plural | penny farthings |
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Origin of penny farthing
A reference to the relative sizes of the two wheels resembling that of the old British coins of the same name. Retronym for ordinary bicycle, coined after the invention of the safety bicycle that has since become the standard type of bicycle.
Words that rhyme with penny farthing
Questions about penny farthing
- What does penny farthing mean?
- Penny farthing means a type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.
- What is penny farthing in Tamil?
- Penny farthing in Tamil is உயரமான மிதிவண்டி. See Penny farthing meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is penny farthing?
- Penny farthing is a noun.
- What is the plural of penny farthing?
- The plural of penny farthing is penny farthings.
Words near penny farthing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: penny farthing (page history and authors); penny farthing (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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