What is to prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. [Racing Slang, Eng.] called?
rope — To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. [Racing Slang, Eng.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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