Flagfall

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The start of a horse race

    "Boyce took him ahead at the flagfall , with the Hughes horse in pursuit"

  2. 2
    A fixed fare charged at the beginning of a taxi ride Australia, New-Zealand

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"Boyce took him ahead at the flagfall , with the Hughes horse in pursuit"

Etymology

From flag + fall.

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