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newmarket

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newmarket [ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a double-breasted waisted coat with a full skirt worn, esp for riding, in the 19th century
2. (Group Games / Card Games) a simple gambling card game
Newmarket [ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt]
n
(Placename) a town in SE England, in W Suffolk: a famous horse-racing centre since the reign of James I. Pop.: 18 430 (1991)
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Noun1.newmarket - a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century
coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
2.Newmarket - a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
stops, boodle, Chicago, Michigan
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards


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You have been well-bred and well-born; your father has a great name in these parts, and your grandfather won the cup two years at the Newmarket races; your grandmother had the sweetest temper of any horse I ever knew, and I think you have never seen me kick or bite.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
He recalled the men he had met, the clubs he had joined, his stud of horses at Newmarket, the country-houses at which he had visited.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
He imparted to her the mystery of going the odd man or plain Newmarket for fruit, ginger-beer, baked potatoes, or even a modest quencher, of which Miss Brass did not scruple to partake.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
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