Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VE-LOC'I-PED, n. [L. velox, swift, and pes, foot.]

1. A carriage for one person, having two wheels placed one before the other, in the same line, and connected by a beam, on which the person sits astride, and propels the vehicle, by striking the tips of his toes against the earth.
2. A name given to a boat, car, or other vehicle, which moves with rapidity.
3. Any thing which moves with velocity.