Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A horse trained to pace.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who paces, or measures by pacing.
- noun A horse whose natural gait is a pace.
- noun Hence, a fast horse; by extension, anything that exhibits remarkable speed or activity.
- noun Same as
pace-maker , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, paces.
- noun A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse that paces.
- noun A horse used to set the pace in racing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
paces . - noun A
breed ofhorse used in harness races. - noun Short for
pacemaker . - noun Australia A
mechanical pencil .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a horse used to set the pace in racing
- noun a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
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Examples
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SYDNEY - Australia has called pacer Clint McKay as a spare bowler due to Ben Hilfenhaus 'shoulder injury ahead of the second Test against Pakistan.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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When we finally rounded a corner and caught up to the "pacer", we were so relieved that we needed to celebrate with our old friend Andy Gump again.
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He was very much in the position of a cyclist on the track; it needed a 'pacer' to show how slowly he was travelling.
The Boer in Peace and War Arthur M. Mann
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The 'pacer' in this instance brought with him no commendation in the eyes of the
The Boer in Peace and War Arthur M. Mann
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The strong high-mettled steed of Kentucky and Tennessee, the light "pacer" of
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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Later, he was told he was entered into the bowling alley's computer that night as a "pacer," not a substitute.
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Later, he was told he was entered into the bowling alley's computer that night as a "pacer," not a substitute.
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In races such as the Columbus marathon last week, Carringer acts as a "pacer" for other runners.
dispatch.com: RSS 2009
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A few trials showed us the struggle was useless: we had to deal with a regular "pacer," and -- as I have elsewhere remarked -- their speed is greater than that of any fair trotter, although so fatiguing that they are unable to keep it up for any great distance; but as we had already turned the bottom of the car into a gravel-pit, we did not think it worth while to continue the amusement.
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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Not having a pacer account, I cannot access the opinion.
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