randem

ran·dem
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/ˈɹændəm/[ˈɹɛəndəm]

adjective

Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.

Scrabble 9

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adjectiverandem (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving 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
adverbrandem (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving 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
nounrandem (plural randems)

plural randems

  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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