Meanings
nounriding rhyme (countable and uncountable, plural riding rhymes)
plural riding rhymes
- countableuncountableiambic pentameter
Origin
Possibly in reference to the pilgrims riding to Canterbury in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, which uses this meter.
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riding rhyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riding%20rhyme
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“riding rhyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riding%20rhyme. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riding rhyme,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riding%20rhyme.
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