| British cyclists likened the disparity in size of the two wheels to their coinage, nicknaming it the penny-farthing. |
| The programme of sports included a popular penny-farthing race, which was won by a man from Bawtry for the third year in succession. |
| When we started we'd even have heats for the penny-farthing racing, but now it's come to almost nothing. |
| The HortiMaX team competed in the race with a remarkable self-built creation in the shape of an old-fashioned penny-farthing. |
| I've had my penny-farthing for about seven years. |
| That will help boost consumer spending by offering rainy-day protection. The chain-drive was not the only invention required to move beyond the penny-farthing. |
