blackride

English

noun
Definitions
  • A student prank in the early 1800s that involved students wearing red coats, blackening their faces, and riding about campus with torches at night on horses stolen from the faculty.

Etymology

Compound from English black (dark haired, black haired) + English ride.

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English

ride

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