market horse

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A horse kept in the betting-lists for the sole purpose of being betted against. obsolete,slang
    — [N]othing is easier than to make sure […] that the horse selected, in the event of the public fancying him, shall be made a market horse, and be “milked” for the benefit of those interested: the losing of a race may at any time be ensured, and there are scores of “turf dairymen” who are reputed adepts in the use of the milking pail.

词形变化

market horses plural
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