randem

English

Etymology

Blend of random +‎ tandem

Adjective

randem (not comparable)

  1. Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • 1990, Thomas Ryder, The Carriage Journal, volume 27, number 4, pages 164–165:
      Randem driving was something of a dare amongst the young bloods of the Regency days in England […]

Adverb

randem (not comparable)

  1. Involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • 1990, Thomas Ryder, The Carriage Journal, volume 27, number 4, pages 164–165:
      Occasionally turnouts would be seen driven randem in circus parades.

Noun

randem (plural randems)

  1. An arrangement of three horses harnessed one behind the other.
    • 1969, Tom Ryder, On the Box Seat: A Manual of Driving, page 87:
      Some North American shows put on classes for randems in the days when there were many large stables showing harness horses.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

randem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of randar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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