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单词 dog race
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dog race
(c) With reference to greyhound racing, as dog race, dog racer, dog racing, etc. See also dog track n. (b) at Compounds 3a.
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1843 Rep. Cases Courts of Exchequer X. 727 A dog-race for £100 is within the statute of Anne.
1863 Hunt's Yachting Mag. Apr. 150 The establishment of a central authority in the shape of a club..may some day be thought as necessary for the welfare of yacht, as it has been found of horse and dog racing.
1864 Chambers's Jrnl. 502/2 Betting more than you can afford upon a dog-race.
1875 Chambers's Jrnl. 254/1 Manchester..being the headquarters of the rabbit-courser;..and the colliery districts generally, of the dog-racer.
1875 Chambers's Jrnl. 254/1 Excluded from enjoying the pleasures of bull-baiting, the Lancashire rough falls back on dog-racing or some similar sport which admits of betting.
1932 J. Thurber Let. 3 Feb. (2002) 149 They also have dog races here, and a Marathon dance.
1997 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 2 Nov. 25 Two greyhounds found poisoned..could have been dumped by dog racers.
2004 Independent 17 Aug. (Review section) 2/3 The statistical advantage that the betting shops have over the punters..is..about 11 per cent on a horse race, 20 per cent on a dog race.
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