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hand-ride

American  
[hand-rahyd] / ˈhændˌraɪd /

verb (used with object)

hand-rode, hand-ridden, hand-riding

  1. to ride (a horse) in a race without using a whip or spurs, urging it on with only the hands.

verb (used without object)

hand-rode, hand-ridden, hand-riding

  1. to hand-ride a horse.

Etymology

Origin of hand-ride

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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He was especially conscious of when jockeys would gently hand-ride a horse to victory.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a hand-ride all the way for the big dark bay.

From Time Magazine Archive

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