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    RACE HORSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A horse bred for racingplay

    Synonyms:

    bangtail; race horse; racehorse

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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)

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