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
This Fairfax looks like a stake horse and on his breeding he ought to run like one, but he simply can't untrack himself in any kind of going.
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
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)
"Just about, and carried it like a stake horse, too."
From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander
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