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RACE HORSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A horse bred for racing
Synonyms:
bangtail; race horse; racehorse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("race horse" is a kind of...):
Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "race horse"):
thoroughbred (a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)
pony (an informal term for a racehorse)
yearling (a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth)
two-year-old horse; two year old (a racehorse that is two years old)
three-year-old horse; three year old (a racehorse that is three years old)
dark horse (a racehorse about which little is known)
mudder (a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack)
nonstarter (a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered)
pacemaker; pacer; pacesetter (a horse used to set the pace in racing)
trotter; trotting horse (a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing)
