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View synonyms for racehorse

racehorse

[ reys-hawrs ]

noun

  1. a horse bred or kept for racing, race, especially in flat races race or steeplechases.


racehorse

/ ˈreɪsˌhɔːs /

noun

  1. a horse specially bred for racing
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of racehorse1

First recorded in 1620–30; race 1 + horse
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Example Sentences

One player sold a stable full of racehorses for $252,000, per The New York Times, while another made $125,000 for a single racehorse.

From Digiday

One of her studies is comparing the hearts of human marathon runners with those of racehorses.

Harry talked about the racehorse which he part-owns, named Usain Colt.

Her husband, the racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, will be charged as well, along with four others.

The landowner and racehorse breeder and his artist wife, Gemma, are close friends of the Middleton family.

Every man on board had to work at racehorse speed, for the captain was always on the alert.

His shapely body, his slim hands and feet, his lithe active strength, suggested a racehorse perfection.

Men are very easily put off or frightened; a racehorse isnt in it with them.

The forester pats the sides of his favourite tree, as a breeder might that of his favourite racehorse.

Then he turned and rushed towards the city, swift as a racehorse whirls a chariot across the plain.

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