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kick starter

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


Origin:
1915–20
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kick starter  
n.  A starter that is operated by kicking downward on a pedal, as on a motorcycle.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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