skijor

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verb

To cross-country ski behind one or more dogs or horses, or a vehicle.

OriginNorwegian skikjøring →
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Meanings

verbskijor (third-person singular simple present skijors, present participle skijoring, simple past and past participle skijored)

present singular third person skijors · participle present skijoring · participle past skijored · past skijored

  1. intransitiveTo cross-country ski behind one or more dogs or horses, or a vehicle.

Origin

  1. Norwegianskikjøring
  2. Englishskijor

From Norwegian skikjøring, from ski + kjøring (“driving”) (see kjøre (“to drive”)).

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APA

skijor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skijor

MLA

“skijor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skijor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skijor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skijor.

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