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furlongfur‧long /ˈfɜːlɒŋ $ ˈfɜːrlɒːŋ/ noun [countable]   furlongOrigin: Old English furlang, from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’ - A furlong short of the small covert where the fox had started she slipped from Fontana's back.
- Andre Fabre's colt was supplemented yesterday for the Group One contest over six furlongs.
- But he led the field a merry dance until being overhauled inside the final furlong.
- He shall put 1 row of dung on 1 furlong for 2 works.
- Roberts, riding Pride Of King, caused interference inside the final furlong in the same race.
- She will have learned from that experience and the extra furlong tomorrow will suit her perfectly.
- Tomorrow's distance of two miles four and a half furlongs should suit Mighty Mogul even more.
- Two furlongs, I thought frivolously, to put it suitably.
ADJECTIVE► extra· He has looked a tremendous prospect on both starts to date, and will relish the extra furlong here.· She will have learned from that experience and the extra furlong tomorrow will suit her perfectly. ► final· However, he also concentrated on the job in hand, sending Dodgy Dancer ahead well inside the final furlong.· But he led the field a merry dance until being overhauled inside the final furlong.· Then, as they came inside the final furlong, Piggott got the break he needed.· Hopeful Bid looked as if he would win easily but was taken on by the Clive Brittain-trained Braveboy inside the final furlong.· Roberts, riding Pride Of King, caused interference inside the final furlong in the same race. a unit for measuring length, equal to about 201 metres, which is used in horse racing. There are eight furlongs in a mile. |