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Meaning of "penny-farthing" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENNY-FARTHING

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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PRONUNCIATION OF PENNY-FARTHING

penny-farthing play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENNY-FARTHING

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penny-Farthing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENNY-FARTHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penny-farthing

Penny-farthing

Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and ordinary are all terms used to describe a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular after the boneshaker, until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s. They were the first machines to be called "bicycles". Although they are now most commonly known as "penny-farthings", this term was probably not used until they were nearly outdated; the first recorded print reference is 1891 in Bicycling News. It comes from the British penny and farthing coins, one much larger than the other, so that the side view resembles a penny leading a farthing. For most of their reign, they were simply known as "bicycles". In the late 1890s, the retronym "ordinary" began to be used, to distinguish them from the emerging safety bicycles, and this term or Hi-wheel is preferred by many modern enthusiasts. About 1870, English inventor, James Starley, described as the father of the bicycle industry, and others began producing bicycles based on the French boneshaker but with front wheels of increasing size, because larger front wheels, up to 1.

Definition of penny-farthing in the English dictionary

The definition of penny-farthing in the dictionary is an early type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel, the pedals being attached to the front wheel US name: ordinary.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENNY-FARTHING

penny
penny arcade
Penny Black
penny loafer
penny shares
penny whistle
penny-a-liner
penny-dreadful
penny-gaff
penny-in-the-slot machine
penny-pincher
penny-pinching
penny-wise
penny-wise and pound-foolish
pennyboy
pennycress
pennyfee
pennyland
pennyroyal
pennyweight

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENNY-FARTHING

anything
bathing
be on to a good thing
breathing
clothing
everything
first thing
fishing
get down on something
know-nothing
last thing
nothing
something
soothing
sunbathing
the first thing
the other thing
the real thing
the thing
thing
Worthing

Synonyms and antonyms of penny-farthing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «penny-farthing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENNY-FARTHING

Find out the translation of penny-farthing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penny-farthing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penny-farthing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一分钱,一文钱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velocípedo
570 millions of speakers

English

penny-farthing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाही से अत्यल्प धन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيني وبين شىء ضئيل القيمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пенни - фартинг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penny- farthing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাকা পয়সায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sou - sou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penny-farthing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochrad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペニーファージング -
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페니 파딩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penny-farthing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

penny- Farthing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பென்னி-காசுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांदीचे नाणे-पंथी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

penny-farthing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penny - farthing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Penny - grosza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пенні - фартинг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Penny - gologan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

penny - farthing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Penny - stuiwer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

penny - farthing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penny- øre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penny-farthing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNY-FARTHING»

The term «penny-farthing» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNY-FARTHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penny-farthing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penny-farthing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penny-farthing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNY-FARTHING»

Discover the use of penny-farthing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penny-farthing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Penny Farthing Goes to School: To Teach Stranger Danger
Pc Penny Farthing is a mother of 4 children 2 teenage boys and twin girls.
Wendy Roberts, Amy Bradley, 2010
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Police Constable Penny Farthing Goes to School: To Teach ...
Pc Penny Farthing is a community police officer and resides in the area she works.
Wendy Roberts, Amy Bradley, 2011
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The Penny Farthing Stories
Brian J. H. Slack. The STORIES Penny Farthing Brian J. H. Slack Brian J. H. Slack The STORIES Penny Farthing BRIaN J. Front Cover.
Brian J. H. Slack, 2014
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Bicycling Through Time: The Farren Collection
... 52 inch, Singer 86 Co., Coventry, UK 1885 Penny Farthing Bicycle Plain Bearings 48 inch, Timberlake Co. Maidenhead, UK 1876 Edlee Penny Farthing Bicycle 50 inch, Philip Levi, Adelaide, South Australia 1990 Edlee Penny Farthing ...
Paul & Charlie Farren, 2013
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Ride: The Story of Cycling in New Zealand
In 1994, a century on from New Zealand's last penny farthing championships, David Wilson decided it was time to revisit the past. Oamaru was the birthplace of cycle racing in New Zealand, and a high wheeler race would fit in perfectly with the ...
‎2004
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Billboard
Advertorial supplement sponsored by Penny Farthing Records RIDING HIGH with Penny Farthing world-wide is very profitable as I am sure all their licensees will agree, and Larry Page has a very definite theory about their success. "If there is ...
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Now You Know Big Book of Sports
The rider of the penny farthing sat high above the vehicle's center of gravity. Unlike so- called “bonerattler” velocipedes, which had smaller wheels, the penny farthing's large front wheel provided comfort because of its ability to absorb shocks ...
Doug Lennox, 2009
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2012 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
Designer: G.T. Kruger-Gray Edge: Plain Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1923 33,000 2.00 5.00 12.00 25.00 — 1923 Proof 1,402 Value: 285 KM# 12.2 1/4 PENNY (Farthing) 1924 95,000 1.50 3.50 11.00 25.00 — Bronze Ruler: George V Obv: ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2011
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Catalogue of the Cabinet of Coins Belonging to Yale College, ...
1} Penny. Farthing. FOULSHAM. Farthing. LONDON. Penny. 1} Penny. THETFORD. Farthing. COVENTRY. 1} Penny. DISS. Farthing. KINGSLYN. Farthing. LONDON. Farthing. LOWIBTOFF. Farthing. Farthing. BECCLEs. Farthing. FaIthing.
Yale College (1718-1887), 1863
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Captain Gravity: The Collected Adventure
Joshua Jones finds himself the protector of an extraterrestrial element that allows him to control gravity.
Penny-Farthing, Stephen Vrattos, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNY-FARTHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penny-farthing is used in the context of the following news items.
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What will be the next breakthrough in bike technology?
In the 1880s Starley and others had been looking into designing a bike that was both safer and easier to ride than the penny-farthing. «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»
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Popular MPM exhibit to close for improvements
... to eavesdropping on conversations between Streets residents to engaging in hands-on activities like climbing aboard a penny-farthing high ... «WDJT, Jul 15»
3
Pedalling in a new direction
Called In the Frame, the programme revolves around an exhibition of more than 20 bicycles spanning a Victorian-era penny-farthing to ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
4
Tour de France: Liverpool's cycle racing legacy goes back 150 years
... including at the age of 19, riding a penny-farthing from Land's End to John O'Groats in just five days. He also enjoyed racing in France, and is ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
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Milwaukee Public Museum to renovate 'Streets' exhibit
One of those activities will allow museum-goers to climb on a penny-farthing high wheeler. Throughout its time at the museum, the “Streets” ... «BizTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Australian Custom Bicycle Show - part three
Built for a local customer that arrived at his door on a penny-farthing, this bike is certainly different. The 130mm linkage front fork is a fully ... «BikeRadar.com, Jul 15»
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Streets of Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Museum's beloved …
... Streets residents to engaging in hands-on activities like climbing aboard a penny-farthing high wheeler, the reimagintion of the Streets of Old ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
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Theater review: 'The Quixotic Days and Errant Nights of the Knight …
... such as Quixote's and Panza's horse and donkey, which have bicycle bodies (the horse is a penny-farthing bike), a flock of sheep and a giant ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
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Committee busy with summer sidewalk projects
Much of the consistency will come from a design based on the penny-farthing bicycle. The committee has designs for a trail head entrance, bike ... «Lebanon Reporter, Jul 15»
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Antique bicycles await visitors at Rahmi M. Koç Museum
Some of the samples the collection offers us are the penny-farthing, velocipede and jelley bicycle models. The penny-farthing, one of the oldest ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Penny-Farthing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/penny-farthing>. May 2024 ».
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