dragonriding

noun

Etymology

From dragon + riding.

  1. derived from *þridjô
  2. derived from þriðjungr
  3. inherited from *þriþing
  4. inherited from trithing
  5. compounded as dragonriding — “dragon + riding

Definitions

  1. The act of riding a dragon.

    • Anne McCaffrey of Dragonflight fame, experienced relief noting that . . . “Leessa (was), for once, appropriately clad for dragonriding,” and finds it noteworthy that he had actually read her books!
    • He took hold of the leather harness and said, “I’m ready.” / “Good, Aarondar. It is . . . nice that you have acquired a taste for dragonriding.” Turiana snorted in amusement, and gathered herself for flying.
    • Troll fights every Saturday, centaur roller derby Tuesday nights, zombie paintball every second Friday, unicorn jousting at Christmas and a dragonriding tournament in June.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dragonriding. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA