sack race
a race in which each contestant jumps ahead while their legs are confined together in a sack.
Origin of sack race
1Other words from sack race
- sack racer, noun
- sack racing, noun
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How to use sack race in a sentence
Organize a sack raceThis was my best event on sports day, so I’d back myself in a sack race over anyone—even Usain Bolt.
When the boys' boxing contest was over they had a sack race, but a small group of youngsters were observed making for the door.
"Helping villagers to climb greasy poles, and finishing a sack race," Charles explained.
The Dark Tower | Phyllis BottomeHe tried the sack race, too, but the first time he slipped altogether inside the thing and had to be taken out, yelling.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanYour artistic genius may be a duffer at a sack race, and your crack pianist a butter-fingers with a ball.
The Jolliest Term on Record | Angela Brazil
A few empty bags which we had used for horse-feed in emergencies suggested a sack-race.
An American Four-In-Hand in Britain | Andrew Carnegie
British Dictionary definitions for sack race
a race in which the competitors' legs and often bodies are enclosed in sacks
Derived forms of sack race
- sack racing, noun
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