Stahlross

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Stahl (steel) +‎ Ross (horse)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːlˌʁɔs/
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Noun

Stahlross n (strong, genitive Stahlrosses, plural Stahlrosse or Stahlrösser)

  1. (informal, humorous) bicycle
    • 1909, Lily Braun, chapter 7, in Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist]‎, Lehrjahre, München: Albert Langen:
      Im Schweiße seines Angesichts, wie ein Sklave, schwer mit den Muskeln arbeitend, wie er, treibt der Radler sein Stahlroß vorwärts; []
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Further reading

  • Stahlross” in Duden online
  • Stahlross” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache