Riding meaning
Horseback riding.
noun
An administrative division or electoral division in Canada.
noun
Any one of three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire, England.
noun
That rides.
adjective
The act of riding.
noun
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Used in or for riding or traveling.
A riding costume, riding horses.
adjective
Designed to be operated by a rider.
A riding mower.
adjective
The act of a person or thing that rides.
noun
Any of the three former administrative divisions (North Riding, East Riding, and West Riding) of Yorkshire, England.
noun
Any similar division in the Commonwealth; specif., a Canadian electoral district.
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Historically, one of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties.
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Origin of riding
- Middle English alteration of trithing from Old English thrithing from Old Norse thridhjungr third part from thridhi third trei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English *þriðing, from Old Norse þriðjungr (“third part")
From Wiktionary