"common riding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: common ridings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} common riding (plural common ridings)
  1. An annual festival in some Scottish towns, in which people conduct a ceremonial procession around the boundaries of the town in order to delineate the area and check for encroachment by neighbouring landowners. Synonyms: Common Riding, Common-Riding Related terms: beat the bounds
    Sense id: en-common_riding-en-noun-kHEdzd2f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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