Hambletonian

[ ham-buhl-toh-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
2. an annual harness race for three-year-old trotters, formerly held at Goshen, New York, now at DuQuoin, Illinois.

Hambletonian

/ ˌhæmbəlˈtəʊnɪən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hambletonian¹

1855–60; Americanism

Example Sentences

Our ex-grocer knew all about Hambletonian Ten and Dexter; but dextrine, dextrose and glucose were out of his class.

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His voice was hard and heavy, and his ears were close to his big, plain Hambletonian head.

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The spirit inherited from some remote Hambletonian antetype flames in his nostrils.

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A grand manner combined with insignificant ideas is like harnessing a Hambletonian with an ass.

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The game had been called off, of course, and Hambletonian had been telegraphed.

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