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skijoring

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ski⋅jor⋅ing

[skee-jawr-ing, -johr-, skee-jawr-, -johr-]
–noun
a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, generally by a horse.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; < Norw skikjøring, equiv. to ski ski + kyøring driving


ski⋅jor⋅er, noun
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ski·jor·ing   (skē'jôr'ĭng, -jōr'-)   
n.  A sport in which a skier is drawn over ice or snow by a horse or vehicle.

[Norwegian skikjøring : ski, ski; see ski + kjøring, driving (from kjøre, to drive, from Old Norse keyra).]
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