three-legged race
noun
a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner.
Origin of three-legged race
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby three-legged race
three-four time,
three-gaited,
three-glass test,
three-handed,
three-legged,
three-legged race,
three-line whip,
three-master,
three-mile limit,
three-peat,
three-phase
British Dictionary definitions for three-legged race
three-legged race
noun
a race in which pairs of competitors run with their adjacent legs tied together