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mudder

mudder

9.9
A racehorse that runs well on muddy racetracks
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌdər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : caballo de barro
  • He's a real mudder.

Examples

  • He's a mudder and it's gonna rain.

    Yonkers Joe (2008)

  • He has always been a strong mudder, performing best on wet racetracks.

  • To win today's race, the jockey chose a mudder known for its exceptional speed in muddy conditions.

  • Many trainers prefer a mudder for races predicted to be run on a soggy track.

Surface Forms

mudder singular
mudders plural

Morphology

mudder = mud (semi-transparent) = mud + er

The form clearly combines 'mud' and '-er', but the specific sense of a racehorse suited to muddy tracks is a specialized extension rather than the most literal reading.

Etymology

Mudder comes from the simple word mud plus the ending -er, which means 'one that does or is good at something', as in runner. So a mudder is literally a horse that is 'good on mud', which is why we call a racehorse a mudder when it performs well on muddy tracks.