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skijoring

skijoring noun: the winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs. Also the present participle and gerund of skijor.

skijoring: the winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs
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Noun

skijoring (uncountable)

  1. The winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs

Also used as

skijoring is also the present participle and gerund of skijor.

skijoring is also the present participle and gerund of skijore.

Forms of skijoring

alternative formskikjoring

Origin of skijoring

From Norwegian skikjøring.

Questions about skijoring

What does skijoring mean?
Skijoring means the winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs.
What part of speech is skijoring?
Skijoring is a noun.

Words near skijoring in the dictionary

  1. skijore
  2. skijored
  3. skijorer
  4. skijorers
  5. skijores
  6. skijoring
  7. skijors
  8. skijumper
  9. skijumpers
  10. skijumping
  11. Skikavich

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