单词 | raceable |
释义 | raceableadj. 1. Of a racecourse: in a suitable condition for racing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [adjective] > condition of course sticky1820 raceable1933 1933 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Mar. 7/4 Even if the course could be made raceable..the mile straightaway..would have to be abandoned for the circular course. 1976 Daily Record (Glasgow) 4 Dec. 27/7 It is raceable at present. 2005 W. Vamplew & J. Kay Encycl. Brit. Horseracing 335 Frustration can be caused by raceable courses whose car parks and access roads are impassable. 2. Of a horse, car, etc.: capable of being raced. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [adjective] > racing qualities of horse maiden1760 lasting1809 on the joba1889 pacemaking1937 raceable1944 1944 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 13 Sept. 19/4 Current market prices for raceable horses on the hoof. 1965 D. Francis For Kicks iii. 40 I might well be given a raceable horse to look after. 1975 Times 10 May 5/7 Provided the..team can produce a raceable car in time, Donohue will be joining Andretti in Sunday's line up. 2005 News Jrnl. (Wilmington, Delaware) (Nexis) 27 Aug. 2 c He's raceable now, but I don't want to take any chances with a horse like that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1933 |
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