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penny-farthing

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penny-farthing
Brit an early type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel, the pedals being attached to the front wheel


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And when Marco's not flying on the trapeze, he's performing acrobatics, hula-hooping, riding a penny-farthing or even fire eating.
The circus comes to town; Forget all those mid-life crisis cliches, ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Engineer Joff, who matched Thomas Stevens's 1887 feat, said: "I'm the first to take a penny-farthing across the Himalayas.
Saddle sore ..but happy; CYCLING by The Mirror (London, England)
Byline: By Cara Simpson A PENNY-FARTHING cyclist from Coventry has crossed into Scotland on an epic journey from John O'Groats to Land's End.
Stuart feels the pain of bike ride by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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