See also: dark horse

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Etymology

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dark +‎ horse

Adjective

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darkhorse (not comparable)

  1. Having the character of a dark horse.
    • 2009 January 23, Ron Reed, “Quirky but still the wheel deal”, in Herald Sun[1], archived from the original on 10 August 2009:
      “He's a highly intelligent boy but a bit of a different character,” says Alan Peiper, the Australian who directs the big American team Columbia-Highroad, for which Hansen is a darkhorse contender in the Tour Down Under.

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