Originally Horse Racing. A horse generally expected not to win or be placed in a particular race, and against which long odds are laid. Now also…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > outsider (7) outsider1836 Originally Horse Racing. A horse generally expected not to win or be placed in a particular race, and against which long odds are laid. Now also… caravanner1838 A horse that is transported to racecourses in a van, and by implication is not from the local area. Cf. van, v.2 1. Obsolete. rare. rank outsider1869 an outsider at very long odds; also in extended use. stiff one1871 Rigid in death. stiff and stark: see stark, adj. 5b.stiff one, stiff 'un, (a) a corpse (slang); (b) slang a racehorse certain to lose or not to run… stiffa1890 slang. A racehorse which is unikely to win; spec. one which is not intended to win. Cf. A. 2b. U.S. slang. roughie1908 Australian and New Zealand. Chiefly in dog and horse racing: an outsider. no-hoper1943 slang. A racehorse with no prospect of winning; a rank outsider. |
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