Definition of BONESHAKER

boneshaker

Meanings

Plural: boneshakers

Noun

  • any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
    • "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"
  • A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
  • Something jolty.

Origin / Etymology

From bone + shaker, from the uncomfortableness of the ride.

Scrabble Score: 19

boneshaker is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
boneshaker is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
boneshaker is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

boneshaker is a valid Words With Friends word