Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ride and tie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
ride and tie
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take turns with another in labour and rest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain distance and then ties him for the use of the other, who is approaching on foot.

Inflected Forms

rides and ties (present, singular) riding and tying (participle, present) rode and tied (past) ridden and tied (participle, past)

Questions

What does ride and tie mean?
To take turns with another in labour and rest.
Where does ride and tie come from?
From the expedient adopted by two persons with one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain distance and then ties him for the use of the other, who is approaching on foot.

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