WHISKER

Whisker

Whisker was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1815 Epsom Derby and was a full-brother of the 1810 winner Whalebone. Whisker raced until he was a six-year-old, but did not race in 1817. Whisker was retired to stud in 1819, where he became a successful and influential sire. The offspring of Whisker and Whalebone continued the sire-line of Eclipse into the 20th century.

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whisker

Noun

  1. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
  2. A hair of the beard.
  3. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
  4. The (very small) distance between two things
  5. spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
  6. a graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot
  7. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.


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