racehorse

[reys-hawrs]

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noun

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

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Origin of racehorse

First recorded in 1620–30; race¹ + horse

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Examples from the Web for racehorse

Contemporary Examples

Harry talked about the racehorse which he part-owns, named Usain Colt.
William: I Was Dreading The Kiss-Cam
Tom Sykes
August 3, 2012
Her husband, the racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, will be charged as well, along with four others.
Rebekah Brooks Charged in Phone-Hacking Scandal
Peter Jukes
May 15, 2012
The landowner and racehorse breeder and his artist wife, Gemma, are close friends of the Middleton family.
Pippa Middleton’s Inner Circle Revealed in Charity Ski Donations
Tom Sykes
February 29, 2012

Historical Examples

As he said afterwards, 'I could not lug a racehorse to the penitent form.'
Real Ghost Stories
William T. Stead
Reflect on modification of Arab-Turk horse into our English racehorse.
More Letters of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
She came back on the opposite tack with the speed of a racehorse.
The Swan and Her Crew
George Christopher Davies
The pointer, the greyhound, the racehorse, and the hunter are all examples.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology
William Jackson
For forty yards the charge of a lion is swifter than the gallop of a racehorse.
My African Journey
Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for racehorse

racehorse

noun

a horse specially bred for racing

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