running maten.
/ˈrʌnɪŋ meɪt/, U.S. /ˈrənɪŋ ˌmeɪt/ 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.
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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.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > one who or that which moves swiftly
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > pace-setter
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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.
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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun]
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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.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > [noun] > candidate > fellow candidate
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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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