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1. abate, v.1 View full entry 1705
...intr. Of a horse: to place both hind legs on the ground at the same time when executing a curvet (curvet). Obs....
2. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry 1863
...On a horse; on horseback....
3. above, adv., prep., n., and adj. View full entry 1842
...Horse Riding. Of a horse: overfed and under-exercised; not having undergone full training for a race. In extended use (of a person): in a heightened physical or mental state; in a...
4. academist, n. View full entry a1684
...A student or instructor in a riding academy, military academy, etc. (see academy4b). Obs.rare....
5. acceptance, n. View full entry 1814
...Horse Racing. A horse confirmed to start a race, the appropriate fee having been paid by its owner, with no declaration of withdrawal having been made by the stipulated time. Freq....
6. acceptor, n. View full entry 1839
...Horse Racing. A horse confirmed to start a race; = acceptance9....
7. † accloy, n. View full entry 1673
...A wound in the sole of a horse's foot caused by a horseshoe nail; a prick (prick1b)....
8. † accloy, v. View full entry c1330
...To cause to become lame, esp. by maiming with a pointed instrument; (Farriery) to make (a horse) lame by inadvertently driving a nail into the foot when shoeing; = ...
9. † accloying, n. View full entry ?1520
...The action or process of accloy; overburdening, satiating; (Farriery) making lame by pricking with a nail while shoeing....
10. accost, v. View full entry 1579
...To travel alongside of; to keep by the side of. Also in figurative contexts. Obs....
11. accumulator, n. View full entry 1889
...Betting. A cumulative series of bets, usually on a series of horse races, in which winnings accruing from each transaction are used as a stake for a further bet. Also: a...
12. act, v. View full entry 1938
...intr.Horse Racing (orig. Brit.). Of a horse: to perform well in a race....
13. action, n. View full entry a1616
...With reference to an animal, esp. a horse: the management of the body or limbs in movement....
14. actioned, adj. View full entry 1811
...With preceding word: having action of a specified kind; functioning in a particular way. Cf. action19....
15. add, v. View full entry 1816
...trans.Horse Racing. Of a racing association, etc.: to make a further financial contribution to the stakes (stake3a.). See added moneyadded....
16. added money in added, adj. View full entry 1831
...money added by a racing association, etc., to the stakes (cf. stake3); freq. attrib....
17. afoam, adj. and adv. View full entry 1686
...In predicative use: foaming; covered with or full of foam. Also fig....
18. afoot, adv. and adj. View full entry c1275
...On foot as opposed to on horseback or by some other means of locomotion; on or on to one's feet as opposed to a horse, vehicle, etc. Also (after an adjective): when...
19. afoot, adv. and adj. View full entry c1275
...Going on foot as opposed to on horseback or by some other means of locomotion; moving on one's feet....
20. African horse disease in African, n. and adj. View full entry 1888
...= African horse sickness...
