boneshaker

boneshaker
bone·shaker

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  • Boneshaker — (titre original : Boneshaker) est un roman de science fiction de l écrivain américain Cherie Priest publié en 2009 et traduit en français en 2010. Il a obtenu le prix Locus du meilleur roman de science fiction en 2010. Bibliographie… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Boneshaker — is a name used from about 1869 up to the present time, to refer to the first type of true bicycle with pedals, which was called velocipede (from the Latin for fast foot ) by its manufacturers. Boneshaker refers to the extremely uncomfortable ride …   Wikipedia

  • boneshaker — ► NOUN Brit. informal 1) an old vehicle with poor suspension. 2) an early type of bicycle without rubber tyres …   English terms dictionary

  • boneshaker — UK [ˈbəʊnˌʃeɪkə(r)] / US [ˈboʊnˌʃeɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms boneshaker : singular boneshaker plural boneshakers British informal an old uncomfortable vehicle …   English dictionary

  • boneshaker — noun A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s) …   Wiktionary

  • Boneshaker — any ancient and rickety bicycle or other vehicle …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • boneshaker — Australian Slang any ancient and rickety bicycle or other vehicle …   English dialects glossary

  • boneshaker — n. (British Slang) uncomfortable and ramshackled old vehicle; early kind of bicycle that had no rubber tires …   English contemporary dictionary

  • boneshaker — noun Brit. informal an old vehicle with poor suspension. ↘an early type of bicycle without rubber tyres …   English new terms dictionary

  • boneshaker — noun (C) BrE humorous an old vehicle that is in very bad condition …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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