velocipede

• Propped against the sleek spokes of a velocipede was a shiny sled of just the sort he had always wanted as a boy. —  Teresa Medeiros - Once An Angel
• Two footmen wheeled away the shiny velocipede, their voices lowered to somber whispers Outside the drawing room windows the sky faded from dull pewter to smoky black. —  Teresa Medeiros - Once An Angel
• Two facts were immediately evident: it was not a commonplace velocipede, as it first appeared to be, and it had seen recent hard outdoor use. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 06 - June 2002
• One can't think much of business while going seven or eight miles an hour with the probability that any considerable swerve will lead to an upset Gilbert sometimes went on a velocipede, and liked it, but did not possess one at that time. —  Philip Gilbert Hamerton
• Moreover, the roads in the avenues leading from Clematis to Passy were excellent for a velocipede, or he could reach her in a charming walk of less than an hour—through the Bois de Boulogne—and by rail three minutes only were required from the station of Boulogne to that of Passy. —  Philip Gilbert Hamerton

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