单词 | thorough-pacer |
释义 | † thorough-pacern. Obsolete. A horse that is trained in all kinds of pace (pace n.1 6a). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [noun] > well-trained or obedient thorough-pacer1684 gentleman1889 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > type(s) of gait > horse that is trained in thorough-pacer1684 1684 London Gaz. No. 1945/4 A bay Nag..seven years old, a thorough pacer. 1860 Essex Standard 12 Dec. If her admirer be..a jockey, she is classed, in the jargon of the stables, ‘a thorough pacer’. 1905 Leader (Dublin) 29 July 374/1 Blind me, Hepenstall was a thorough-pacer, the true breed, sir, no mistake. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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