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ridden, ppl. a.|ˈrɪd(ə)n|
[pa. pple. of ride v.]
†1. That has ridden, travelled. In comb. room-ridden, far-travelled. Obs.—1
1340–70Alex. & Dind. 1131 Þis makelese man þat most was adouted, Þe romme riden alexandre, richest of kingus.
2. That has been ridden upon; broken-in.
1523Fitzherb. Husb. §120 A corser is he, that byeth all rydden horses, and selleth them agayne. 1570Wills & Inv. N.C. (Surtees, 1835) 317 A young nagge..and a Ridden mare. 1607Markham Caval. ii. (1617) 262 When you finde that you are able to ride a ridden horse both with good arte and comelinesse. 1976Leicester Advertiser 26 Nov., Best ridden Dartmoor awards have been anonymously donated at the NPS and Bath and West shows, and there is also the Allendale Award for the most versatile pony under saddle—for ridden classes have for a long time been a poor relation in all pony breed classes.
†3. Oppressed, taken advantage of. Obs.
1677Otway Cheats of Scapin i. i, I told him thou wert as valiant as a ridden cuckold. 1684Southerne Disappointment iii. i, The common, ridden cuckold of the Town.
4. Forming the second element in combs., as hag-ridden, priest-ridden, etc. (Freq. in mod. use.)
1653–[see priest-ridden]. 1684–[see hag-ridden]. 1831Moore Mem. (1856) VI. 189 It was..the old king-ridden feeling. 1850F. W. Newman Phases of Faith 128 The deaf, the dumb, the hunch-backed, are spoken of as devil⁓ridden. 1861F. W. Robinson No Church I. iv. 100 One must take advantage of the weather in this mist-ridden country. |
