randem

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of random +‎ tandem

Adjective[edit]

randem (not comparable)

  1. Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • 1990, Thomas Ryder, The Carriage Journal, volume 27, number 4, pages 164–165:
      Randem driving was something of a dare amongst the young bloods of the Regency days in England []

Adverb[edit]

randem (not comparable)

  1. Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • 1990, Thomas Ryder, The Carriage Journal, volume 27, number 4, pages 164–165:
      Occasionally turnouts would be seen driven randem in circus parades.

Noun[edit]

randem (plural randems)

  1. An arrangement of three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • 1969, Tom Ryder, On the Box Seat: A Manual of Driving, page 87:
      Some North American shows put on classes for randems in the days when there were many large stables showing harness horses.

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Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

randem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of randar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative