Etymology Calque of Finnish potkukelkka (“kick sled”), equivalent to kick + sled. This term possibly because arose the device appears to be first introduced to larger American audience in the form kick-sled in the Feb. 26th 1940 issue of the Life magazine in a story of the Finnish Winter War.
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A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.
Etymology Calque of Finnish potkukelkka (“kick sled”), equivalent to kick + sled. This term possibly because arose the device appears to be first introduced to larger American audience in the form kick-sled in the Feb. 26th 1940 issue of the Life magazine in a story of the Finnish Winter War.
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To travel by kicksled
They were popularized by kicksledding and dog scootering – used to keep sled dogs in shape in summer.2009 March 24, “Bicycle? Scooter? Actually, it's both”, in Toronto Star: