skidpan

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English

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Etymology

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From skid +‎ pan.

Noun

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skidpan (plural skidpans)

  1. A skidpad.
    • 2020 August 29, Jeremy Whittle, “Alexander Kristoff takes Tour de France yellow jersey after day of crashe”, in The Guardian[1]:
      As the downpour turned the steep inland roads into a skidpan, countless riders came to grief
  2. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
    Synonyms: drag, skid

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