dragging
n.— «He added “dragging” by minibuses on Highway 1 between Speightstown and Bridgetown on the off-peak hours and on Highway 7 (South Coast) by ZRs was sometimes overbearing. “Dragging” is the term used to describe very slow driving which is practised by some drivers during the off-peak times of the day.» —“Cracking down on illegal parking” by Carol-Ann Tudor Nation Newspaper (Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados) Apr. 11, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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