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A DARK HORSE

Definition: A DARK HORSE

A DARK HORSE

1. In racing or politics, a horse or a candidate whose chances of success are not known, and whose capabilities have not been made the subject of general comment or of wagers. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: A DARK HORSE

Specialty definitions using "A DARK HORSE": Horse.. (references)

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Modern Usage: A DARK HORSE

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Movie/TV Titles

A Dark Horse (1922)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: A DARK HORSE

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Books

  • Ride a Dark Horse (Hall, Lynn. Gusty McCaw Mystery.) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: A DARK HORSE

Language Translations for "A DARK HORSE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

ein unbeschriebenes Blatt. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aay arkday orsehay.(various references)

   

Turkish

  

yeteneklerini gizleyen kimse, sır küpü, kapalı kutu (cagey, close-lipped, close-tongued, secretive). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: A DARK HORSE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-h-k-o-r-r-s"

-2 letters: hoarders.

-3 letters: adorers, arrased, drosera, hoarder, hoarser, sharked, sharker.

-4 letters: adorer, adores, ahorse, ardors, arkose, ashore, darers, darker, dasher, dorser, drakes, drears, harder, harked, hoards, hoarse, hordes, horsed, kasher, khedas, kosher, orders, oreads, radars, rakers, rasher, reshod, resoak, roared, sardar, sarode, shader, shaker, shared, sharer, shored, soaked, soaker, soared, soarer, sradha.

-5 letters: aahed, adore.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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