bicycle vs charabanc

bicycle

noun
  • A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. 

  • The best possible hand in lowball. 

  • A motorbike. 

  • A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. 

  • A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up. 

  • A slut; a promiscuous woman. 

verb
  • To travel or exercise using a bicycle. 

  • To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity. 

charabanc

noun
  • A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof. 

  • A derisive term for a car, bus, train or other vehicle that is poor quality, slow or overcrowded. 

verb
  • To travel or convey by charabanc. 

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