单词 | stoater |
释义 | stoatern. Horse Racing. A heavy stake. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > stake > in horse or dog racing stake1696 added money1831 stoater1860 place money1865 1860 Sporting Mag. Nov. 306 Owners back their horses for such ‘stoaters,’..that [etc.]. 1861 Sporting Mag. Dec. 448 We did not back her for ‘a stoater,’ or get ‘on’ for ‘a monkey,’ or ‘a century,’ or even wager that one ‘pony’ would win us another. 1862 Baily's Monthly Mag. Aug. 96 When it was known before starting the sum Lord Portsmouth stood on his filly, there was a perfect furore to back her, as a pony would be ‘a perfect stoater’ for him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1860 |
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