Indian relay

English

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) A sport developed by the Prairie Amerinds / Great Plains Indians, where competitors race thrice around a horsetrack bareback on horses, where the racer must jump off one horse and onto another at the end of each lap.
  • (countable) A race of that sport.

Etymology

Compound from English Indian (Amerindian) + English relay (relay race).

Origin

English

relay

Gloss

relay race

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