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Word: cannuck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Standardbred, result of cross-breeding of Thoroughbred stallions and rugged Cannuck mares, was developed to answer the late-18th Century demand for a "fast-walking" horse to pull the rich man's buggy. A pacer moves both right legs and both left legs in unison. A trotter moves its right front leg and left hind leg in unison. Of the 10,000 Standardbred racers on U. S. tracks, 70% are trotters, 30% pacers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Goshen | 8/21/1939 | See Source »

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