From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe horsesthe horsesBritish English informalDSO horse races Jim likes a bet on the horses. → horse
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the horses• They replaced the pole with one with a different flavor and the horses have let it alone.• The wicket in the main doors was still unlocked then, after they brought the horses back after the flood.• Not he, but the horses were directing the course.• Not until I began to feel the horses straining up the steep ascent to our house did I open my eyes.• We pushed through these into the tavern whilst our guide stayed outside to hold the horses.• It was Crane who had been lamed and the question arose how they were to use the horses.• He lives with the horses he trains. 