Definition of three-legged race
: a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together
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North Carolina’s Luke Maye launched it in desperation and off-balance, with all of the grace of a grandpa galumphing through a three-legged race.
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Games for kids include a straw pillow fight, candy in the straw scramble, three-legged race, sack race, dizzy stick race, barrel race and water balloon toss.
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All the classics are there like Slip 'N Slide, a talent show, and the three-legged race, plus some adult add-ons like SUP yoga.
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First Known Use of three-legged race
1872
THREE-LEGGED RACE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of three-legged race for English Language Learners
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: a race in which two people run together with one person's left leg tied to the other person's right leg
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