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  1. Riding
    Ancient Measurement Terms: Administrative unit of land. Third part of a shire, eg. the Yorkshire Ridings (North Riding, East Riding, West Riding) which were established in the 9th century by the Danes. (Not necessarily exactly a third.)
    Found op http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.htm

  2. riding
    [n] - riding a horse as a sport 2. [n] - riding a horse as a means of transportation
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=riding

  3. Riding
    Rid'ing (rīd'ĭng) noun [ For thriding , Icelandic þriðjungr the third part, from þriði third, akin to English third . See Third .] One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of Yor...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  4. Riding
    Rid'ing adjective 1. Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk. 'One riding apparitor.' Ayliffe. 2. Used for riding on; as, a riding horse. 3. Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to r...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  5. Riding
    Rid'ing noun 1. The act or state of one who rides. 2. A festival procession. [ Obsolete] « When there any riding was in Cheap.» Chaucer. 3. Same as Ride , noun , 3. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  6. riding
    horseback riding noun to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=riding

  7. riding
    noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=riding

  8. Riding
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ride • (n.) 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. • (n.) Same as Ride, n., 3. • (n.) A district in charge...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/riding/

  9. Riding
    The act of trying to prevent a team from clearing the ball.
    Found op http://www.cheyennelacrosse.com/Page.asp?n=13952&org=cheyennelacrosse.com

  10. Riding
    [country subdivision] A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district, particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries. ==Word history== The word riding is descended from late Old English *þriðing or *þriding (recorded only in Latin contexts or forms, e.g...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_(country_subdivision)

  11. Riding
    Riding is a homonym of two distinct English words: From the word ride: From Old English *þriðing: It may also refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding

  12. riding
    1) Awheel 2) Harassing 3) Kind of crop or mower 4) Moving 5) On horseback
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/riding/1

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