Meaning of Rid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Acronym of recognition, intrusion and distraction, three reasons why a lifeguard may fail to notice a person drowning: (a) they may fail to recognise the instinctive drowning response; (b) they may have additional duties that intrude on lifeguarding; (c) they may be distracted.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
2. Progress which has been made; also, speed.
   Northern-England, archaic, obsolete, rare, uncountable
3. Loose earth, rubble, etc., on the surface of a quarry which must be removed before digging can begin; rid-work.
   Northern-England, archaic, obsolete, uncountable

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Examples

“Forkers are to bee foretolde that they give upp goode forkefulls [of hay], because the winde hath not soe much force and power to blowe it away, and likewise (by this meanes) it is sooner layde, and the loader comes more ridde.”

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