单词 | running mate |
释义 | running maten. Originally U.S. 1. U.S. Horse Racing. a. In a trotting or pacing race: a horse that runs alongside a trotting or pacing horse in double harness, relieving that horse of some of the effort of pulling a load. Now historical.The purpose of this style of racing was to test the capability of the trotting or pacing horses, the running mate not necessarily being restricted in its racing style. ΚΠ 1859 Weekly Hawk-eye (Burlington, Iowa) 17 May Ethan Allen and Lancet are pitted for a trot in harness each with a running mate to draw the buggy and driver. 1868 H. Woodruff & C. J. Foster Trotting Horse Amer. (1869) App. 408 A race between a trotter in single harness, and another trotter in double harness with a running-mate, was no fair match. 1883 Illustr. Sporting & Dramatic News 30 June 399/2 ‘How fast do you think she can trot with a running-mate?’ the reported asked. 1916 O. S. Marsden Making Life Masterpiece viii. 144 Race horses make better time when trotting with a running mate. 1962 R. Moody Amer. Horses v. 97 She hitched to the lightest possible sulky, he and his running mate to a light wagon. 1999 Hoof Beats June 29/1 Uhlan was once hooked to a four-wheeled wagon with a running mate and trotted a mile in 1:54½. b. A horse that is entered in a race to improve the performance of another horse from the same stable, either by setting the pace or by running in a position close behind, so as to provide incentive to speed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly goera1586 fast-goera1628 seven-league boots1707 flyer1795 careerer1844 racehorse1854 pacer1878 spinner1881 running mate1891 wind-splitter1893 speedster1927 swiftie1945 fastie1983 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > pace-setter running mate1891 1891 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 8 Oct. Orion was accompanied by a running mate and went off easily. 1911 W. F. Jones Princ. Educ. iii. 100 Now and then when the driver would stir the horse to his best efforts, the running mate is pushed alongside. 1957 Sunday Herald (Bridgeport, Connecticut) 3 Mar. 33/8 Gen. Duke's running mate, Iron Liege, was third two and three-quarter lengths farther back. 2004 L. Heckman Damascus ix. 117 Hedevar would be Damascus' running mate. Despite..the presence of the free-running Hedevar, Dr. Fager was still installed as the favorite. 2. gen. A person or thing associated with another for a certain purpose; a colleague; a partner. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] yferec870 brothereOE ymonec950 headlingOE ferec975 fellowOE friendOE eveningOE evenlinglOE even-nexta1225 compeerc1275 monec1300 companiona1325 partnerc1330 peerc1330 neighbour?c1335 falec1380 matec1380 makec1385 companya1425 sociatec1430 marrow1440 partyc1443 customera1450 conferec1450 pareil?c1450 comparcionerc1475 resortc1475 socius1480 copartner?1504 billy?a1513 accomplice1550 panion1553 consorterc1556 compartner1564 co-mate1576 copemate1577 competitor1579 consociate1579 coach-companion1589 comrade1591 consort1592 callant1597 comrado1598 associate1601 coach-fellow1602 rival1604 social1604 concomitanta1639 concerner1639 consociator1646 compane1647 societary1652 bor1677 socius1678 interessora1687 companioness1691 rendezvouser1742 connection1780 frater1786 matey1794 pardner1795 left bower1829 running mate1867 stable companion1868 pard1872 buddy1895 maat1900 bro1922 stable-mate1941 bredda1969 Ndugu1973 1867 Boston Daily Advertiser 11 July 9/1 History..warns the democratic party to disguise itself in some way if it would enter the political race, even with General Grant as a ‘running mate’. 1872 Ann. Rep. State Superintendent Public Educ. 1871 148 Progress is the running mate to Time. 1911 Munsey's Mag. Mar. 865/2 His running-mate, Elizabeth Brice, in spite of the eyes she makes, also inspires liking. 1958 Listener 21 Aug. 255/1 From President Nasser's point of view, the Sudan would be a far more desirable running-mate in the United Arab Republic than Syria. 1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird i. 2 I..shared digs with my running mate, a photographer. 1990 Shipping Dec. 29/1 The Corfu, and her running mate, the Canton, joined the Patrol in December. 3. Politics. An election candidate for the lesser of two closely associated political offices; esp. the vice-presidential candidate of each party standing in a United States presidential election. Also occasionally: a candidate running for office at the same time as another. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > candidate > fellow candidate running mate1875 1875 Huntingdon (Pa.) Jrnl. 28 Apr. We want a good running mate along side. One that will help to pull the loads. Anderson or Strang will fill the bill. 1888 Official Proc. Democratic National Convent. (St. Louis) 109 We..ask you to give Grover Cleveland for a running mate one who never was second to any man. 1909 Canad. Ann. Rev. Public Affairs 9 557 The Hon. W. H. Cushing was re-nominated in Calgary with Dr. Egbert as his Liberal running-mate. 1953 Economist 25 July 258/1 Eisenhower and his running-mate, Senator Nixon, spoke in stern criticism. 1972 D. H. Laurence Bernard Shaw: Coll. Lett. 1898–1910 188 Appealing to them [sc. women voters] to vote for Shaw and his five Progressive running-mates to protect women's rights in the Borough. 2007 Washington Post 28 June (Home ed.) a25/1 When presidential candidate George W. Bush chose Dick Cheney as his running mate, I applauded the choice... Boy, was I wrong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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