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Saint Leger

British  
/ ˈlɛdʒə /

noun

  1. an annual horse race run at Doncaster since 1776: one of the classics of the flat-racing season

"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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That season never arrived, for Richard Saint Leger was struck down, severely wounded, early in the fight, and the command of the ship then devolved upon Hugh.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

Her form was still as girlish as when Hugh Saint Leger proudly led her to the altar twenty-eight years before we make her acquaintance.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

Collecting his followers round him with a wave of his hand, Saint Leger rapidly issued his instructions.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

“The Spaniards” had continued in possession of the Saint Leger family from the time of its building down to the date of my story; and under its roof I was born.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

“By Jove, Saint Leger, you are ‘grit all through,’ as the Yankees say.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

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