randem

English

Etymology

Blend of random +‎ tandem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹændəm/
  • (æ-tensing) IPA^(key): [ˈɹɛəndəm]
• Rhymes: -ændəm
• Hyphenation: ran‧dem
• Homophone: random

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

• Erdman, Mander, Marden, Menard, Redman, damner, mander, manred, mrenda, red man, redman, remand

Galician

Verb

randem

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