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/stee"peuhl chay'sing/, n.the sport of riding or running in a steeplechase.[STEEPLECHASE + -ING1]
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steeplechasing — noun see steeplechase … New Collegiate Dictionary
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steeplechasing — n. sport of riding in a steeplechase; sport of running in a steeplechase … English contemporary dictionary
steeplechasing — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: from gerund of steeplechase (II) : the sport of riding in steeplechases * * * /stee peuhl chay sing/, n. the sport of riding or running in a steeplechase. [STEEPLECHASE + ING1] * * * steepˈlechasing noun … Useful english dictionary
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