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quarter horse
noun
1.
one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
2.
a horse of this breed used in herding livestock.
Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
1825–35, Americanism
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Quarter horse
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| quarter horse | |
| —n | |
| a small powerful breed of horse, originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia in the late 18th century | |
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