racing plate n.— «Racehorse shoes are referred to as “racing plates,” and the farriers who put the shoes on the horses sometimes are called “platers.”…Racing plates are thin, sleek, and made of shiny...
bonk v. in bicycling, to become exhausted. Also bonk out and bonking, n. Editorial Note: Eric Partridge dates this term to the 1930s in his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (8e, 1984), but no citations are given. Editor Paul Beale...
fixie n.— «The “fixie” (n): A fixed-gear, single-speed bike without a freewheel, used for racing at bike tracks known as velodromes.» —“Fixed-sated: Coasting is for poseurs. Fixed-gear bikes are about the...
clip v.— «Afleet Alex, charging from the middle of the pack to second place, made his move for the lead when front-runner Scrappy T veered suddenly into his path. Their heels “clipped”—which is horse racing parlance for...
dodgepot n.— «Dodgepot Presumably derived from “dodgy” and “hotpot,” a dodgepot is a horse which has failed to live up to its breeding and reputation.» —by Gerald Hammond Language of Horse...
dodgepot n.— «McCoy tried to pinch the race by going clear down the hill. However Paul Carberry on the enigmatic (in racing parlance that means ‘dodgepot’ by the way) Harchibald had the move covered to score a comfortable success...