stake horse

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyk hawrs]
- /steɪk hɔrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyk hawrs]
- /steɪk hɔrs/

Definition of stake horse words

noun stake horse a horse that is regularly entered in stake races. 1

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Origin of stake horse

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Stake horse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stake horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

stake horse usage trend in Literature

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