riding

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Etymology 1 [edit]

Verb [edit]

riding

  1. Present participle of ride.

Noun [edit]

riding (plural ridings)

  1. A path cut through woodland.
  2. (obsolete) A festival procession.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English, from Old English *þriðing, from Old Norse þriðjungr (“third part”)

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Noun [edit]

riding (plural ridings)

  1. Historically, one of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties.
  2. (Canada) Electoral district or constituency.

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