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hippic, a. rare.|ˈhɪpɪk| [ad. Gr. ἱππικός, f. ἵππος horse. Cf. F. hippique.] Pertaining to horses, esp. to horse-racing.
1846H. Torrens Rem. Milit. Lit. & Hist. I. 101 note, A curious instance of the enduring nature of the hippic principle among original nomads. 1871Daily News 25 Aug., The hippic events of that cockney watering-place. 1885Soc. Lond. 119 The other great hippic festivals of the year at Doncaster, at Stockbridge, and at Chester. |