Definitions for potato race
pota·to race

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. potato racenoun

   a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time

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1. Potato race

   A potato race is one of several similar racing events where contestants compete to collect a number of potatoes as quickly as possible. Participants may run on foot or be mounted on horseback, depending on the style of race. It is not clear precisely when or where the potato race originated. Potato races of both types were most popular in Australia, England, Scotland, the United States of America and Wales. Potato races were commonly held at community events such as county fairs, rodeos, picnics, and track and field meets from at least the middle of the 19th century until approximately the 1930s. Potato races run on foot were generally considered events for children, and were often held in schools as playground games or part of physical education, or at local events such as fairs. Mounted events were particularly prevalent in the Southwestern United States. Individual mounted events usually consisted of individuals competing to be the fastest at collecting potatoes along a structured course. Team-based events had no defined course, and were notable for their violence. Players were permitted almost every possible tactic for interfering with the opposing team, including dragging other riders off their horses. Potato races, both on-foot and mounted, are occasionally still held at local gatherings or riding competitions today, although the violent mounted version has died out.

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1. Potato race

   A potato race is a running contest, where the winner is the first who collects in a basket or other receptacle a number of potatoes, usually eight, placed, as a rule two yards apart, along a straight line, and then crosses a finish line five or ten yards farther on. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of potato race in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of potato race in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=potato race
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_Race
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=potato race