Meanings
nounstakehorse (plural stakehorses)
plural stakehorses
- ball gamesA person who bets (backs with a stake) on a player
verbstakehorse (third-person singular simple present stakehorses, present participle stakehorsing, simple past and past participle stakehorsed)
present singular third person stakehorses · participle present stakehorsing · participle past stakehorsed · past stakehorsed
- ball gamesTo bet on the outcome of a game
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APA
stakehorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stakehorse
MLA
“stakehorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stakehorse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stakehorse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stakehorse.
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