quarter horse

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quarter horse

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Named for its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less.

noun quarter horses · quarterhorse · quarter-horse

An American breed of horse originally bred for short-distance racing. I'm getting ready to go out and play the quarter horses.

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"quarter horse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quarter%20horse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{quarter_horse_2026,
  title = {quarter horse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quarter%20horse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}