Horse-racing

  • 101horse — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid hoofed plant eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding and to carry and pull loads. b an adult male horse; a stallion or gelding. c any other four legged mammal of the genus Equus,… …

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  • 102Racing Post — The Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper. It is owned by FL Partners. After purchasing the lease (for a single pound), in 1998 the much older Trinity Mirror paper the Sporting Life was closed …

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  • 103racing — rac|ing1 S3 [ˈreısıŋ] n [U] 1.) the sport of racing horses = ↑horse racing ▪ watching the racing on television ▪ today s racing results →↑flat racing 2.) car/bike/greyhound etc racing the sport of racing cars etc …

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  • 104horse — horse1 [ hɔrs ] noun *** 1. ) count a large animal that people ride. The sound a horse makes is called neighing. The male horse is called a stallion and the female is called a mare. A young horse is called a foal. 2. ) count a piece of equipment… …

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  • 105horse — I UK [hɔː(r)s] / US [hɔrs] noun Word forms horse : singular horse plural horses *** 1) [countable] a large animal that people ride. The sound that a horse makes is called neighing. The male horse is called a stallion and the female is called a… …

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  • 106Horse value — An equine value or horse value pertains to the assessed value of a horse in the opinion of a qualified appraiser. There are also online value calculators available, that can be an easy to use tool when used by an open and objective evaluator.… …

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  • 107racing — n. auto (AE), motor (esp. BE); harness; horse racing * * * [ reɪsɪŋ] harness horse racing motor (esp. BE) auto (AE) …

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  • 108racing — noun the sport of engaging in contests of speed (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑race • Members of this Topic: ↑stretch • Hypernyms: ↑sport, ↑athletics …

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  • 109racing — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. speeding, running, galloping, rushing, hurrying, sailing, whizzing, darting, dashing, flying, tearing, shooting, whisking, zooming, hastening, at full speed, bowling along, burning up the road*, making time*, with the… …

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  • 110racing — [[t]re͟ɪsɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ N UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N n Racing refers to races between animals, especially horses, or between vehicles. Mr Honda was himself a keen racing driver in his younger days... If he could play golf all day and watch horse… …

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