hippodrome

Meanings

Noun

A horse racing course.
A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
A circus with equestrian performances.

Verb

To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

Origin

Borrowed from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος, from ἵππος + δρόμος; synchronically, hippo- + -drome.

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