riding

¹ American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

noun

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

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adjective

1. used in traveling or in riding.

   riding clothes.

riding ² American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

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.

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Riding ³ American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

noun

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

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riding ¹ British  

/ ˈraɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the art or practice of horsemanship

   2. ( as modifier )

      a riding school

      riding techniques

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riding ² British  

/ 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

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Etymology

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

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