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riding

ri·ding

UK/ˈɹaɪ.dɪŋ/ US/ˈraɪdɪŋ/ common
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

adjective

1.

traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.

  • “the riding public welcomed the new buses”
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Origin

PIE word *tréyes From trithing (initial /t/ absorbed into preceding north, south, east, west, inner ⟨th⟩ already sometimes /d/ in Middle English), from Middle English trithing, tridinge, from Old English *þriþing, from Old Norse þriðjungr (“third part”), from Proto-Germanic *þridjô (“third”) (English third). Equivalent to third + -ing; compare with farthing (“fourth part”). Cognate with English trithing. The folk etymology that connects the term to the area a horse-rider could cover in a single day is incorrect, but may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.

Phrases

  • bow riding
  • bull riding
  • common riding
  • East Riding
  • East Riding of Yorkshire
  • English riding
  • hedge riding
  • mud riding
  • North Riding
  • North Riding of Yorkshire
  • riding academy
  • riding association

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