gansrijden

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of gans (“goose”) +‎ rijden (“to ride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑnsˌrɛi̯.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: gans‧rij‧den

Noun

gansrijden n (uncountable)

1. goose riding, a traditional blood sport in which the participants try to pull of the head of a (nowadays dead or artificial) goose tied up at its legs while sitting on horseback or standing in a moving cart.

Hypernyms

• ganstrekken