单词 | oatburner |
释义 | > as lemmasoatburner oatburner n. North American colloquial a horse. ΚΠ 1926 N.Y. Times 24 July 6/3 Friedjof Nansen, the form horse in the opener, ran his race, but..Lady Inver dominated most of the running and had a winning margin over the Log Cabin oat-burner at the end. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 21 July 11/4 There isn't a galloper in the lot who can say ‘I'm the boss’, so your milkman's oat burner might do just as well as any of 'em. 1973 B. Broadfoot Ten Lost Years v. 50 Them oatburners never broke down. 1990 R. Baker There's Country in my Cellar iii. viii. 109 The kid doesn't even mention Tom Mix's oatburner Tony. < as lemmas |
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