draisine

noun

drai·​sine

drāˈzēn,

drāˈzēnə,

drīˈzēnə

plural -s

: dandy horse

Word History

Etymology

French & German; French draisine, draisienne, from German draisine, from Baron Karl von Drais †1851 German forester, its inventor + German -ine (as in maschine machine)

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