sack race

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noun
  1. a race in which each contestant jumps ahead while their legs are confined together in a sack.

Origin of sack race

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Other words from sack race

  • sack racer, noun
  • sack racing, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sack race

sack race

noun
  1. a race in which the competitors' legs and often bodies are enclosed in sacks

Derived forms of sack race

  • sack racing, noun

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