Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A race in which each runner picks up and carries to the starting-line, one at a time, potatoes placed at intervals along the course. Usually there are eight potatoes for each runner, placed at intervals of two yards.
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What if you couldn't get a clotheshorse to run in a potato-race?
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