harness race

har·ness race

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahr-nis reys]
- /ˈhɑr nɪs reɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahr-nis reys]
- /ˈhɑr nɪs reɪs/

Definitions of harness race words

noun harness race a trotting or pacing race for Standardbred horses harnessed to sulkies. 1
noun harness race a trotting or pacing race for standard-bred horses driven in sulkies and harnessed in a special way to cause them to use the correct gait 0
noun harness race a horse race between either trotters or pacers, with each horse pulling a sulky and driver 0

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Origin of harness race

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Harness race

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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harness race popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

harness race usage trend in Literature

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