Riding is a homonym of two distinct English words:
From the word ride:
- Equestrianism, riding a horse
- Riding animal, an animal bred or trained for riding
- Ridin', a song by Chamillionaire
From Old English *þriðing:
- Riding (country subdivision), an administrative division of a county, or similar district
- Electoral district (Canada), a Canadian term for an electoral district
- Riding association, Canadian political party organization at the riding level
- Riding officer, a name once used for customs officials who patrolled for smugglers on beaches and other informal landing spots
- Common Riding, an event celebrated in some Scottish towns to commemorate the guarding the boundaries of the town's common land by local men
It may also refer to:
- Douglas Riding, Australian air marshal
- Joanna Riding, English actress
Famous quotes containing the word riding:
“They’ll stone you when you’re riding in your car.
They’ll stone you when you’re playing your guitar.
Yes, but I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)
“The wanton Troopers riding by
Have shot my Fawn and it will die.
Ungentle men! They cannot thrive
To kill thee. Thou ne’er didst alive
Them any harm: alas, nor could
Thy death yet do them any good.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)
“Wilmer Cook: Keep on riding me, they’re gonna be picking iron out of your liver.
Sam Spade: The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.”
—John Huston (1906–1987)