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QUARTER HORSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quarter horse mean?
• QUARTER HORSE (noun)
The noun QUARTER HORSE has 1 sense:
1. a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
Familiarity information: QUARTER HORSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("quarter horse" is a kind of...):
mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
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