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

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wheelbarrow race

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

These, with one exception, presented no peculiarity, races, jumping, tug-of-war, and a wheelbarrow race by young women, most of whom tried to escape when they learned what was in store for them.

From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt