stake horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stake horse
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The New York students, who love all favorites, were enraptured: here was a stake horse, with Arcaro up, out for a gallop; any price was a good one.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was just before sundown, and a bunch of horses which had been run into the corral when the stake horse was changed had not gotten far away.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Tileston, Merrill
A month ago Fairfax was a bum; now he's pretty near a stake horse and getting better every time he starts.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
It was like the touch of a whip on the flanks of a stake horse.
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood
"Just about, and carried it like a stake horse, too."
From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander
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