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Newmarket

(ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt)

(Placename) a town in SE England, in W Suffolk: a famous horse-racing centre since the reign of James I. Pop: 16 947 (2001)

newmarket

(ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a double-breasted waisted coat with a full skirt worn, esp for riding, in the 19th century

2. (Card Games) a simple gambling card game

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New•mar•ket

(ˈnuˌmɑr kɪt, ˈnyu-)

n.

a town in W Suffolk, in E England: horse races. 12,934.

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Noun	1.	newmarket - a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
	2.	Newmarket - a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card stops, boodle, Chicago, Michigan card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

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You have been well-bred and well-born; your father has a great name in these parts, and your grandfather won the cup two years at the Newmarket races; your grandmother had the sweetest temper of any horse I ever knew, and I think you have never seen me kick or bite.

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He recalled the men he had met, the clubs he had joined, his stud of horses at Newmarket, the country-houses at which he had visited.

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He imparted to her the mystery of going the odd man or plain Newmarket for fruit, ginger-beer, baked potatoes, or even a modest quencher, of which Miss Brass did not scruple to partake.