Riding /(rīd"ĭng)/

Rid·ing

Riding

n.
  1. 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.

Riding

a.
  1. Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk.
  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.

Phrases & Compounds
Riding clerk
A clerk who traveled for a commercial house
Riding hood
A hood formerly worn by women when riding
Riding master
an instructor in horsemanship.
Riding rhyme
the meter of five accents, with couplet rhyme; -- probably so called from the mounted pilgrims described in the Canterbury Tales.
Riding school
a school or place where the art of riding is taught.

Riding

n.
  1. The act or state of one who rides.
  2. A festival procession. [Obs.]
    When there any riding was in Cheap.
  3. Same as Ride, n., 3.
  4. A district in charge of an excise officer. [Eng.]