jughead

jughead
 n.β€” Β«There has long been a rivalry between the “runners” as the thoroughbreds are more commonly called, and the “jugheads” which running horse people sometimes call standardbreds.Β» β€”β€œJockeys at great risk of injury; Always potential harm can come to those on horseback” by Scott Rowe Barrie Examiner (Ontario) May 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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