bone-shaker
Old rough bicycle
A bone-shaker is an early bicycle with a rigid frame and iron-rimmed wooden wheels, notorious for its jarring ride over cobblestones.
The term extends to any old, rattling vehicle that transmits every bump to its passengers: That old truck is a real bone-shaker.
Dilapidated old vehicle
- rattletrapWorn-out noisy vehicle
- clunkerWorn-out old car
- beaterTool for mixing
- rust-bucketDilapidated vehicle, usually metal
junker · wreck · heap · crate · banger · hooptie · dilapidated · decrepit
Early pedal-driven vehicle
- penny-farthingAntique bicycle, giant front wheel
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- spokesRods connecting hub to rim
saddle · handlebars · relic · collectible · restoration · Victorian · curiosity · heritage
Shaking with sudden force
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- bumpyUneven in surface
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
lurching · juddering · uncomfortable · punishing · bruising · cobblestones · rutted · unsprung
Causing hurt or ache
fatiguing · exhausting · unpleasant · torturous · grueling · backbreaking · numbing · chafing
jalopy
Dilapidated old vehicle
- rattletrapWorn-out noisy vehicle
- clunkerWorn-out old car
- beaterTool for mixing
rust-bucket · junker · wreck · heap · crate · banger · hooptie · dilapidated · decrepit · rundown
velocipede
Early pedal-driven vehicle
- penny-farthingAntique bicycle, giant front wheel
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
spokes · saddle · handlebars · relic · collectible · restoration · Victorian · curiosity · heritage · wrought-iron
jolting
Shaking with sudden force
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- bumpyUneven in surface
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
vibrating · lurching · juddering · uncomfortable · punishing · bruising · cobblestones · rutted · unsprung · unforgiving
painful
Causing hurt or ache
bruised · fatiguing · exhausting · unpleasant · torturous · grueling · backbreaking · numbing · chafing · blistering
bone-shakersmooth ride
Comfortable, uninterrupted travel
limousine · Cadillac · Rolls-Royce · luxury car · floating
bone, bones, boned, boning, bony, boneless, debone, deboned, deboning