Definitions

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  • noun informal A handcycle.

Etymologies

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hand +‎ bike (despite the fact that most handcycles resemble tricycles, not bicycles).

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Examples

  • Although I'm struggling to accept the disadvantages of riding on a handbike, I know that with the same patience and persistence that got me through my other challenges, will get me to Annapolis.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I'm torn between being excited to be a part of this in the only way I know how by handbike and feeling like I'm sitting on the sidelines and watching a dream I've played over and over in my mind.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I was a strong rider on my road bike but there is no reason I can't be that on a handbike, too.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I was a strong rider on my road bike but there is no reason I can't be that on a handbike, too.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I'm torn between being excited to be a part of this in the only way I know how by handbike and feeling like I'm sitting on the sidelines and watching a dream I've played over and over in my mind.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • Although I'm struggling to accept the disadvantages of riding on a handbike, I know that with the same patience and persistence that got me through my other challenges, will get me to Annapolis.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I'm torn between being excited to be a part of this in the only way I know how by handbike and feeling like I'm sitting on the sidelines and watching a dream I've played over and over in my mind.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I'm torn between being excited to be a part of this in the only way I know how by handbike and feeling like I'm sitting on the sidelines and watching a dream I've played over and over in my mind.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • I was a strong rider on my road bike but there is no reason I can't be that on a handbike, too.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

  • Although I'm struggling to accept the disadvantages of riding on a handbike, I know that with the same patience and persistence that got me through my other challenges, will get me to Annapolis.

    Katie Spotz: Ride4Water Off to a Rocky Start Katie Spotz 2011

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