"high-wheeler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high-wheelers [plural]
Etymology: From high wheel + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|high wheel|er|id2=relational}} high wheel + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} high-wheeler (plural high-wheelers)
  1. An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber tires, to provide ample ground clearance on bumpy roads.
    Sense id: en-high-wheeler-en-noun-4I9e3A7d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43
  2. Synonym of penny farthing (“old type of bicycle”) Synonyms: penny farthing [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-high-wheeler-en-noun-83j9g6ca Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46

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