riding

¹

[ rahy-ding ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that rides.

adjective

1. used in traveling or in riding:

   riding clothes.

riding

²

[ rahy-ding ]

noun

1. any of the three administrative divisions into which Yorkshire, England, is divided, namely, North Riding, East Riding, and West Riding.
2. any similar administrative division elsewhere.

Riding

³

[ rahy-ding ]

noun

1. Laura, 1901–91, U.S. poet, novelist, and critic.

riding

¹

/ ˈraɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. capital when part of a name any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire: North Riding, East Riding and West Riding
2. (in Canada) a parliamentary constituency
3. (in New Zealand) a rural electorate for local government

riding

²

/ ˈraɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the art or practice of horsemanship
   2. ( as modifier )

      riding techniques

      a riding school

Word History and Origins

Origin of riding¹

before 1000; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English rīdende (adj.). See ride, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Origin of riding²

1250–1300; Middle English triding, Old English *thriding < Old Norse thridjungr third part; t- (of ME), variant of th- (of OE), lost by assimilation to -t in east, west, which commonly preceded

Word History and Origins

Origin of riding¹

from Old English thriding , from Old Norse thrithjungr a third. The th- was lost by assimilation to the -t or -th that preceded it, as in west thriding , etc

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