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To travel between small towns on horseback, usually to preach or preside over courts of law.

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ride the circuit

Source Word

ride the circuit

Verb

slang

To travel between small towns on horseback, usually to preach or preside over courts of law.

Japanese Meaning

馬に乗って、（通常は説教や裁判の主宰を目的として）小さな町々を巡回すること

Each summer, the judge would ride the circuit, traveling by horseback from village to village to hear cases.

毎年夏、判事は裁判を開くために馬に乗って村々を巡った。

Sense（1）

To travel between small towns on horseback, usually to preach or preside over courts of law.

Sense（2）

(slang) To move someone who has been arrested from police station to police station, thereby hindering release.

“But we don't have to. We can ride the circuit with you. It might take days."

rides the circuit

（ present singular third-person ）

riding the circuit

（ participle present ）

rode the circuit

（ past ）

ridden the circuit

（ participle past ）