See Also:

speeder (iou) and mou (iou)


speeder (iou)



speeder noun. ME.
[from SPEED verb + -ER1.]
A person who aids or assists, a helper. arch. ME.
A person who prospers or is successful. L16-L17.
A device or contrivance for quickening or regulating the speed of machinery. Also, a kind of machine for roving cotton. M19.
A person who drives etc. at high speed; spec. a person who exceeds the speed limit in a vehicle; a fast car, horse, etc. L19.
A small vehicle running on railway tracks used for line maintenance etc., orig. manually propelled. N. Amer. E20.

mou (iou)



mou noun. [mu:] Also mu. Pl. same. M19.

A Chinese unit of area, varying locally but usu. equal to about 670 square metres.