kick starter

kick starter

 
noun
a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
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Also called kick start.

Origin:
1915–20
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kick starter

noun
a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body 
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