Hambletonian

[ ham-buh l-toh-nee-uh n ]

/ ˌhæm bəlˈtoʊ ni ən /

noun

one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.

an annual harness race for three-year-old trotters, formerly held at Goshen, New York, now at DuQuoin, Illinois.

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Origin of Hambletonian

1855–60; Americanism

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Example sentences from the Web for hambletonian

The 2.10 list of to-day contains few without Hambletonian blood.
Riding and Driving|Edward L. Anderson
Our ex-grocer knew all about Hambletonian Ten and Dexter; but dextrine, dextrose and glucose were out of his class.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12|Elbert Hubbard
We had to put the baseball team on so that they would be prepared to go over to Hambletonian at noon.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
The spirit inherited from some remote Hambletonian antetype flames in his nostrils.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle

But not everybody on this day was discussing "Abdallah" and "Hambletonian."
The American Missionary -- Vol. 44, No. 4, April, 1890|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hambletonian

Hambletonian

/ (ˌhæmbəlˈtəʊnɪən) /

noun

one of a breed of trotting horses descended from a stallion of that name

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