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Greys

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plural noun

  1. another name for (the) Royal Scots Greys

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The grey's odds crashed from 100-1 after being just held off by the classy Kemboy in the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse in February.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

This week moves are afoot that could give hope to the African grey’s future.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2016

The Pimlico crowd, which had backed the Dancer down to 1-5, expectantly awaited the big grey's characteristic move, the rushing finish that had won twelve of the Dancer's 13 starts.

From Time Magazine Archive

The girls screamed, and that only lent wings to the grey's flying hoofs.

From Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch by Carr, Annie Roe

The rick ov our last zummer's haulèn Now vrom grey's a-feäded dark, An' off the barken raïl's a-vallèn, Day by day, the rottèn bark.—

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William

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