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trotter

noun

Definition of trotter

as in racehorse

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Recent Examples of trotter The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part. — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025 His sweetbreads in pig trotter ragu evoke his memories of eating pork knuckle at his grandmother’s house. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth. — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for trotter

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Noun

Cecil made Frankel a champion racehorse who was unbeaten in all 14 starts and earned a final victory at the Champion Stakes at the iconic Ascot Racecourse.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Derek Thompson once stood in the winner's circle next to a champion racehorse named Shergar, owned by one of the richest royals in the world, who dominated on the tracks in the 1980s.

— Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of racehorse

Noun

No general admission or parking fees for this festival, while activities like pony rides and the grain train will require a ticket.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
An initial investigation found that the girl and an adult family member were riding in a wagon pulled by the pony when it got spooked and kicked her, the sheriff's office said.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pony

Noun

Gerwig explained that the classic-rock warhorse matches her vision of the film, which adapts Lewis’ origin story for Narnia.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
The race at Sepang saw old warhorses Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton show their class in challenging conditions.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of warhorse

Noun

After traveling a mile or two, the packhorses settled down, pretty much satisfied with their places.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.

— Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021

Definition of packhorse

Noun

Beside the wounded Appaloosa was a friendly bay roan, there to keep the Appaloosa calm.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026

Definition of roan

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