Meanings
nounfairy cycle (plural fairy cycles)
plural fairy cycles
- A bicycle for children popular in the 1920s.
Around the time of the First World War, a scooter was the thing, with smallsh wooden wheels about five inches in diameter. The wheels gradually were made larger until a scooter became what was later known as a 'fairy cycle', with wheels similar to those on contemporary dolls' prams.
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128
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