(Ireland, derogatory) An Irish person who regularly watches English football matches on television and takes no interest in or disparages the domestic League of Ireland.
(idiomatic, by extension) An election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning.
(now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice.
Alternative form of quintain [(now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice.]
Alternative form of salugi [(informal, US, New York) A keep-away game in which children throw around an object with the aim of keeping it away from a particular child (often the owner of the object) or from another group of children; keepings off.]
(UK, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
Alternative spelling of tug of war [A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.]
(horse racing) A bookmaker's guide to the likely performance of racehorses in the upcoming season.
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