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pacer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pacer has 2 senses
- pacer(n = noun.animal) pacemaker, pacesetter - a horse used to set the pace in racing; Array is a kind of bangtail, race horse, racehorse
- pacer(n = noun.animal) Array - a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; Array is a kind of equus caballus, horse
Derived form verb pace4
Derived form verb pace2
CIDE DICTIONARY
pacer, n.
- One who, or that which, paces. [1913 Webster]
- A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse that paces. [WordNet 1.5]
- A horse used to set the pace in racing. [WordNet 1.5]
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