riding

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[ rahy-ding ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that rides.

adjective
  1. used in traveling or in riding: riding clothes.

Origin of riding

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before 1000; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English rīdende (adj.). See ride, -ing1, -ing2

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Other definitions for riding (2 of 3)

riding2
[ rahy-ding ]

noun
  1. any of the three administrative divisions into which Yorkshire, England, is divided, namely, North Riding, East Riding, and West Riding.

  2. any similar administrative division elsewhere.

Origin of riding

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1250–1300; Middle English triding,Old English *thriding<Old Norse thridjungr third part; t- (of ME), variant of th- (of OE), lost by assimilation to -t in east, west, which commonly preceded

Other definitions for Riding (3 of 3)

Riding
[ rahy-ding ]

noun
  1. Laura, 1901–91, U.S. poet, novelist, and critic.

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British Dictionary definitions for riding (1 of 2)

riding1

/ (ˈraɪdɪŋ) /


noun
    • the art or practice of horsemanship

    • (as modifier): a riding school; riding techniques

British Dictionary definitions for riding (2 of 2)

riding2

/ (ˈraɪdɪŋ) /


noun
  1. (capital when part of a name) any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire: North Riding, East Riding and West Riding

  2. (in Canada) a parliamentary constituency

  1. (in New Zealand) a rural electorate for local government

Origin of riding

2
from Old English thriding, from Old Norse thrithjungr a third. The th- was lost by assimilation to the -t or -th that preceded it, as in west thriding, etc

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