DOG RACING
ADJECTIVES
1760 — SMART fast; quick; said of a racing dog
NOUNS
..20C — DAMP SQUIB a racing greyhound that starts well but runs out of steam → Aust. sl.
1920 — TIN HARE the electric hare used for greyhound racing → sl., chiefly Aust.
1940 — THE YAPPIES ‘the dogs’, i.e. greyhound racing or coursing → Aust. sl.
1942 — RABBIT CHASER a racing greyhound → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1977 — FLAPPER TRACK an unofficial greyhound race track often used so that dogs could get a ‘kill’ to sharpen their appetites before an official race → Ireland
1977 — FLAPPING TRACK a small, unlicensed dog racing track → UK sl.
1983 — DISHLICKER a racing greyhound → Aust. sl.
1989 — CHERRY the inside starting position in greyhound racing → Aust. sl.
1989 — MAD RAILER a racing greyhound that will veer towards the inside rail no matter what its starting position → Aust. sl.
1992 — THE GOLLIES dog racing → UK sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
1982 — NOBBLER a person who drugs racings dogs to affect their racing performance → US sl.
VERBS
1893 — GUARD to see that hounds or horses from one stable are separated in a race → sporting sl.
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