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randem en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈɹɛəndəm] æ-raising
  • /ˈɹændəm/

Etymology

Blend of random + tandem.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • Randem driving was something of a dare amongst the young bloods of the Regency days in England […] 1990, Thomas Ryder, The Carriage Journal, volume 27, number 4, pages 164–165:

randem en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • [ˈɹɛəndəm] æ-raising
  • /ˈɹændəm/

Etymology

Blend of random + tandem.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • Occasionally turnouts would be seen driven randem in circus parades. 1990, Thomas Ryder, The Carriage Journal, volume 27, number 4, pages 164–165:

randem en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈɹɛəndəm] æ-raising
  • /ˈɹændəm/

Etymology

Blend of random + tandem.

Meanings

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

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