quarter horse

See also: quarterhorse

English

Named for its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less.

quarter horse (plural quarter horses)

An American breed of horse originally bred for short-distance racing. [from 19th c.]
- 1980, Charles Bukowski, letter, 4 November, in On Writing, Canongate 2016, p. 158:
  I'm getting ready to go out and play the quarter horses.
- 1992, Elizabeth Darracott Wheeler, Sir John Dodderidge, Celebrated Barrister of Britain, 1555-1628
  When the last tune of music floated from the fleet, he unstabled his quarter horse and headed for the coastal road leading west and north on his circuit.

单词	quarter horse
释义	quarter horse See also: quarterhorse English Alternative forms quarterhorse quarter-horse Etymology Named for its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less. Noun quarter horse (plural quarter horses) An American breed of horse originally bred for short-distance racing. [from 19th c.] 1980, Charles Bukowski, letter, 4 November, in On Writing, Canongate 2016, p. 158: I'm getting ready to go out and play the quarter horses. 1992, Elizabeth Darracott Wheeler, Sir John Dodderidge, Celebrated Barrister of Britain, 1555-1628 When the last tune of music floated from the fleet, he unstabled his quarter horse and headed for the coastal road leading west and north on his circuit.
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