Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ground appropriated to races.
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Examples
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We have lost sight of the Claverings, too, until their reappearance upon the Epsom race-ground, and must give a brief account of them in the interval.
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The parties were to meet at the stand-house, in the race-ground, which lay at about an equal distance between Castle
The Purcell Papers 2003
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Gossip, however, was not silent; it was remarked that Sir Robert never appeared at the race-ground, which was the only place of public resort which he frequented, except in company with a certain strange - looking person, who was never seen elsewhere, or under other circumstances.
The Purcell Papers 2003
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As the appointed hour was fast approaching, it was proposed that we should enter the race-ground at a point close to the stand-house — a measure which would save us a ride of nearly two miles, over a broken road; at which distance there was an open entrance into the race - ground.
The Purcell Papers 2003
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The contest took place on the race-ground at Newmarket, and attracted all the fashionables of the period.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 Various
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When I reached the race-ground, they were just preparing to run the horses.
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The smoke came from the woods near the race-ground, and pursuit failed to discover the assassin, but he was evidently a white man.
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People who do a little algebra on the race-ground are not likely to do much of anything with ever so many hours for meditation.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 1898
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Gossip, however, was not silent; it was remarked that Sir Robert never appeared at the race-ground, which was the only place of public resort which he frequented, except in company with a certain strange-looking person, who was never seen elsewhere, or under other circumstances.
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As the appointed hour was fast approaching, it was proposed that we should enter the race-ground at a point close to the stand-house -- a measure which would save us a ride of nearly two miles, over a broken road; at which distance there was an open entrance into the race-ground.
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