Riding
Riding (rīd"ing) , noun
[For thriding, Icelandic þriejungr the third part, from þriei third, akin to English third. See Third.]
One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West, Riding. — Blackstone
Riding , adjective
1.
Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk.
One riding apparitor.
2.
Used for riding on; as, a riding horse.
3.
Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to riding; as, a riding whip; a riding habit; a riding day.
Collocations (5)
Riding clerk , (a) A clerk who traveled for a commercial house [Obsolete English] (b) One of the “six clerks” formerly attached to the English Court of Chancery.
Riding hood , (a) A hood formerly worn by women when riding (b) A kind of cloak with a hood.
Riding master , an instructor in horsemanship.
Riding rhyme (Prosody) , the meter of five accents, with couplet rhyme; -- probably so called from the mounted pilgrims described in the Canterbury Tales. — Dr. Guest
Riding school , a school or place where the art of riding is taught.
Riding , noun
1.
The act or state of one who rides.
2.
A festival procession. [Obsolete]
When there any riding was in Cheap.
3.
Same as Ride, n., 3. — Sir P. Sidney
4.
A district in charge of an excise officer. [English]