hand-ride

[ hand-rahyd ]

verb (used with object)

, hand-rode, hand-rid·den, hand-rid·ing.

1. to ride (a horse) in a race without using a whip or spurs, urging it on with only the hands.

verb (used without object)

, hand-rode, hand-rid·den, hand-rid·ing.

1. to hand-ride a horse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hand-ride¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

It was a hand-ride all the way for the big dark bay.

From Time Magazine Archive