"market horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: market horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} market horse (plural market horses)
  1. (horse racing, slang, obsolete) A horse kept in the betting-lists for the sole purpose of being betted against. Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
    Sense id: en-market_horse-en-noun-hAM0uoY1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports

Inflected forms

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