wheelbarrow race

American  

noun

1. a race in which one member of each team of two walks on their hands while their legs are held up by their partner.

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Etymology

Origin of wheelbarrow race

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

One photo showed my father holding the legs of a white recruit in the air in a wheelbarrow race.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2017

They sometimes included a fun event, such as a blindfold wheelbarrow race.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

All that remained were the two fronts, so it became a wheelbarrow race that I was winning every time, then, snap, down to one.

From Washington Post

Celebrating with an egg toss, wheelbarrow race, parade and barbecue in the tiny town of Faith, N.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then there was a wheelbarrow race between two boys, each of whom had to push another boy around the tent.

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus by Hope, Laura Lee