"Indian relay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Indian relays [plural]
Etymology: Indian (“Amerindian”) + relay (“relay race”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Indian|relay|gloss1=Amerindian|gloss2=relay race}} Indian (“Amerindian”) + relay (“relay race”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Indian relay (countable and uncountable, plural Indian relays)
  1. (uncountable) A sport developed by the Prairie Amerinds / Great Plains Indians, where competitors race thrice around a horsetrack bareback on horses, where the racer must jump off one horse and onto another at the end of each lap. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Indian_relay-en-noun-BFLLgGY~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. (countable) A race of that sport. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Indian_relay-en-noun-Dz4PMsfy

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