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selling plater

selling plater noun: a horse that competes in a selling race.

Noun

selling plater (plural selling platers)

  1. A horse that competes in a selling race.
  2. An inferior horse.
    • Like putting up a fair-ish selling-plater against a classic yearling.1946, PG Wodehouse, Joy In The Morn, Doubleday & Co.

Forms of selling plater

pluralselling platers

Questions about selling plater

What does selling plater mean?
Selling plater means a horse that competes in a selling race.
What part of speech is selling plater?
Selling plater is a noun.
What is the plural of selling plater?
The plural of selling plater is selling platers.

Words near selling plater in the dictionary

  1. selling oneself
  2. selling out
  3. selling out from under
  4. selling past the close
  5. selling plate
  6. selling plater
  7. selling platers
  8. selling plates
  9. selling point
  10. selling points
  11. selling price

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