sack race

noun

1. a race in which each contestant jumps ahead while their legs are confined together in a sack.

sack race

noun

1. a race in which the competitors' legs and often bodies are enclosed in sacks

Other Word Forms

• sack racing noun
• sack racer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sack race¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Across the country, adults are embracing their youthful side to the extreme, gathering in parks to toss water balloons, play tug of war and hop around in competitive sack races.

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“You basically had the park to yourself. You could go swimming in the lake. I remember blowing off a few firecrackers over in the woods. We had sack races and egg-throws.”

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A group of naturalists who formed the Megatherium Club competed in sack races in the Castle’s hallways.

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It’s not worth it, because literature, as Jim Harrison often said, is not a sack race.

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But, from a sack race in a pillow case to toilet roll jumping, children and teachers have been adapting sports day traditions to celebrate what would for many be the highlight of the school calendar.

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