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camel collapse: cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

thoroughbred collapse: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses; a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares; a well-bred person

stepper collapse: a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting; a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps

critter collapse: a regional term for creature (especially domestic animals)

unenthusiastic collapse: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

carpetbagger collapse: an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"

trickster collapse: a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

shyster collapse: a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

confidence man collapse: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

mare collapse: female equine animal; a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

pony collapse: a range horse of the western United States; any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder; an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies"; a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

reynard collapse: a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'

fox collapse: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs; the Algonquian language of the Fox; a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River; English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691); English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806); the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox; become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

pitchman collapse: an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something

wrongheaded collapse: obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion; "a wrongheaded policy"

cowboy collapse: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles); a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging

vaquero collapse: local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

hack collapse: a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.; a horse kept for hire; an old or over-worked horse; a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil; one who works hard at boring tasks; a mediocre and disdained writer; cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"; significantly cut up a manuscript; fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"; kick on the shins; kick on the arms; cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest"; be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"

lame duck collapse: an elected official still in office but not slated to continue

candidate collapse: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

unregenerate collapse: not reformed morally or spiritually; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism"

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