Collins English-English Dictionary

riding ['raɪdɪŋ]

1. 1. n

2. 2. n the art or practice of horsemanship

3. 3. n (as modifier)

   a riding school

   riding techniques

riding ['raɪdɪŋ]

1. 1. n [capital when part of a name] any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire: North Riding, East Riding and West Riding

2. 2. n (in Canada) a parliamentary constituency

3. 3. n (in New Zealand) a rural electorate for local government

4. 4. n [Etymology] from Old English thriding, from Old Norse thrithjungr a third. The th- was lost by assimilation to the -t or -th that preceded it, as in west thriding, etc