Meanings
plural manumotors
- historicalA small wheeled vehicle, similar to a velocipede but powered by the seated occupant's arms.
- not comparableRelating to the physical process of handwriting.
Origin
- Latinmanus“hand”
- Englishmanumotor
From Latin manus (“hand”) + mōtō (“to move, set in motion”).
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