单词 | quarter horse |
释义 | quarter horsenounone of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile. a horse of this breed used in herding livestock. Origin of quarter horseAn Americanism dating back to 1825–35 Words nearby quarter horsequarterfinal, quarterfinalist, quarter grain, quarter hollow, quarter-hoop, quarter horse, quarter-hour, quartering, quarterlife crisis, quarterlight, quarterly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for quarter horsequarter horse nouna small powerful breed of horse, originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia in the late 18th century Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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