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Definition of Horserace
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horserace
Literary usage of Horserace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquitiesby William George Smith, Charles Anthon by William George Smith, Charles Anthon (1870)
"The horserace with mares ... The horserace witi foals ... the chariot-race in
which mules were u*4 and the horserace with mares (/tú/lr;). ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1872)
"The declaration is bad, being framed in assumpsit upon a wager, to an amount
exceeding 101., on a horserace. [Lord DEN- MAN, CJ The race had been run. ..."
3. Queen's Bench Reports by John Leycester Adolphus, Thomas Flower Ellis, Great Britain Court of Queen's Bench (1843)
"Whether the event has happened or not, the wager here is equally a bet upon a
horserace. In Roebuck v. Hammerton (b) the wager, on the sex of the Chevalier ..."
4. "Where the Sportsman Loves to Linger.": A Narrative of the Most Popular by Gerrit Smith Stanton (1905)
"The day we went up the horserace we were to meet our first misfortune of any
consequence, losing practically all our provisions. ..."
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