BONESHAKER

boneshaker

(noun) any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; “that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boneshaker (plural boneshakers)

A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).

Something jolty.

a boneshaker of a journey

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 March 2025

SESQUIPEDALIAN

(adjective) given to the overuse of long words; “sesquipedalian orators”; “this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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