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randem

Syllables: ran·dem/ˈɹændəm/

randem adjective: involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.

Adjective

randem (not comparable)

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

Adverb

randem (not comparable)

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

Noun

randem (plural randems)

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

Forms of randem

pluralrandems

Origin of randem

Blend of random + tandem.

Words that rhyme with randem

Questions about randem

What does randem mean?
Randem means involving three horses harnessed one behind the other.
What part of speech is randem?
Randem can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce randem?
Randem is pronounced /ˈɹændəm/.

Words near randem in the dictionary

  1. Randburg
  2. randed
  3. Randel
  4. Randell
  5. Randells
  6. randem
  7. randems
  8. Randers
  9. Randerson
  10. Randersons
  11. randezvous

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