Green’s Dictionary of Slang
W. O’Connor Jockeys, Crooks and Kings 42: As I got back the trainer was giving his [race] horse a ‘ball,’ that is, some dope applied internally.at ball, n.1
W. O’Connor Jockeys, Crooks and Kings 41: [of a horse] I’ve seen the dope concealed in a hollow carrot [...] and fed to a skate who went out a few minutes later and got the money.at dope, n.1
W. O’Connor Jockeys, Crooks and Kings 126: But when the United States went into the show [...] he accepted a commission.at show, n.
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