| 单词 | to take a feeler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take a feeler c. Horse Racing. A race run in order to test a horse's speed, stamina, fitness, etc.; a trial race. Also: a test of a horse's ability to keep pace with another during a race. Occasionally also in extended use in other sporting contexts. Frequently in to take a feeler. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 bell-course1607 Palio1673 stake1696 paddock course1705 handicap1751 by-match1759 pony race1765 give and take plate1769 sweepstake1773 steeplechase1793 mile-heat1802 steeple race1809 welter1820 trotting-race1822 scurry1824 walkover1829 steeple hunt1831 set-to1840 sky race1840 flat race1848 trot1856 grind1857 feeler1858 nursery1860 waiting race1868 horse-trot1882 selling plate1888 flying milea1893 chase1894 flying handicap1894 prep1894 selling race1898 point-to-point1902 seller1922 shoo-in1928 daily double1930 bumper1946 selling chase1965 tiercé1981 1858 Bell's Life in London 24 Oct. 5/6 Cantab,..like an old jockey, went to his opponent's head as if to take a ‘feeler’. 1863 Daily News 9 Oct. 7/2 A mile from home Gibraltar went alongside Isoline and took a ‘feeler’. 1866 Baily's Monthly Mag. Apr. 176 It is possible that those noblemen and their companions heard nothing..about..‘Priam being run for a “feeler”’. 1883 Standard 21 May 2/1 Osborne, journeyed from Manchester..with the express purpose of having a ‘feeler’ on Mr. Adrian's colt. 1905 Horse Rev. 8 Aug. 884/2 He was searched for this half to see whether he still had his speed and as a ‘feeler’ for the relay race. 1924 Times 23 June 6/6 At one mile Harper [i.e. an athlete]..jumped into the lead and took a ‘feeler’ before dropping back into fifth or sixth. 2007 Racing Post (Nexis) 2 June 110 It would be stretching things to say Oh So Saucy ran an eyecatching race..but it did have the look of a feeler. < as lemmas |
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