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three-legged race

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three-leg·ged race  (thrlgd, -lgd)
n.
A race in which contestants run in pairs with their near legs tied together.
three-legged race
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) a race in which pairs of competitors run with their adjacent legs tied together
Translations
three-legged race n → corsa a coppie (con due gambe legate insieme)
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The best of your emails and textsThree-legged charity fun Thank you to everyone who took part in our three-legged race at Exeter yesterday in aid of the BBC's Children In Need appeal.
CHATROOM by The Racing Post (London, England)
They included: footballs being banned from the playground in case of injury; a ban on running in the playground; having to wear goggles if using Blu-Tack; a ban on egg boxes being used in class due to the potential risk of Salmonella poisoning; wet grass stopping PE lessons; banning the three-legged race at sports day because it is dangerous and forcing Year 11 swimmers to wear armbands at a beach in France.
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Joan and I ran our little hearts out, finishing a close second in the three-legged race.
More or bore by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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