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Hurdle Race (A)

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A race in which the runners have to leap over three or more hurdles, fixed in the ground at unequal distances.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Hunter’s Moon (The)
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Hunting the Snark
Hunting two Hares
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Huntingdon Sturgeon (A)
Huon de Bordeaux
Hurdle Race (A)
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Hurly-burly
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Hurricane
Hurry
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