| 单词 | market-horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarket-horse market-horse n. rare (a) a horse used to bring goods to market; †(b) Horse Racing slang rare, a horse retained in the betting lists simply to attract bets (see marketeer n. 2) (obsolete). ΚΠ 1668 in Minutes & Accts. Feoffees Peterborough (Northants. Rec. Soc.) (1937) 168 It shalbe lawfull..to give liberty to the Tenunt..to bring in Carts Waggons and markett horses. 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 222 Market-horse, a horse simply kept in the betting-lists for the purpose of being betted against. < as lemmas |
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