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Sir Tatton Sykes was an English racehorse breeder. He was born in 1772 and died in 1863. Educated at Westminster School and Brasenose College, Oxford he was noted as a breeder of horses and sheep and as a master of foxhounds.
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National Velvet is a drama starring Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury and Jackie Jenkins in a story about a young woman who wins a racehorse in a raffle and asks a former jockey to train it for entry into the Grand National, only to find her family can not afford the race entrance fee. National Velvet was directed by Clarence Brown in 1944.
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HMS Racehorse was a British Rotherham Class destroyer of 1705 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Racehorse was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 2 pdr pom-pom guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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Go off is slang for to have an orgasm.
Go off is Australian slang for premises to be raided by the police.
Go off is Australian slang for a racehorse to win a fixed race.
Go off is Australian slang for to be stolen.
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Mud lark is slang for a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud - such as along a river - searching for scrap metal, wood or rope.
Mud lark is slang for a street urchin.
Mud lark is Australian slang for a racehorse that runs well on a wet or muddy course.
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Not to run a drum is Australian slang for a racehorse to fail to perform as tipped.
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Pig is slang for a policeman/woman.
Pig is slang for a girl.
Pig is female slang for a sexist male.
Pig is slang for a segment of orange.
Pig is British slang for a slow racehorse.
Pig is British slang for a slow greyhound.
Pig is British slang for a vehicle that habitually breaks-down.
Pig is British slang for an unpleasant job or task.
Pig is British slang for a fat and ugly woman.
Pig is British slang for a greedy person.
Pig is British antiques slang for a salt-glazed stoneware foot warmer.
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Springer is slang for a navy physical-training instructor.
Springer is slang for a racehorse on which the betting odds suddenly shorten.
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Steamer is slang for a homosexual man, especially one who seeks passive partners; slang for a wetsuit.
Steamer is British slang for a racehorse whose odds are drastically cut.
Steamer is Australian slang for a clash of sporting teams characterised by rough play.
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