Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To cross-country ski behind one or more dogs or horses or a vehicle.

Etymologies

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From Norwegian skikjøring, from ski + kjøring ("driving")

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Examples

  • Any dog over 30 lbs can skijor, but it may be hard to find a proper harness for a dog less than 40 lbs.

    Having It All: Long Time, Tall Order BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Speaking of that, I'm heading out for the first skijor of the year!!

    november 2005

  • Teams were allowed to have up to six dogs for sled teams and four for skijor teams.

    Whitehorsestar.com News 2010

  • Dust off the mountain bike you put away for the winter (unless, of course, you're one of those zealots in the growing crowd of winter mountain bikers) and explore the sled dog and skijor trails of Anchorage's Bicentennial Park and Campbell Tract.

    Sunjournal - Connecting you with your Community 2009

  • The Tour of Anchorage Trail and Rover's Run, an old skijor trail along Campbell Creek, are both nearby and dry enough to be ridden in all but a torrential downpour.

    Sunjournal - Connecting you with your Community 2009

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