stakehorse

English edit

Noun edit

stakehorse (plural stakehorses)

(billiards, snooker) A person who bets (backs with a stake) on a player

Verb edit

stakehorse (third-person singular simple present stakehorses, present participle stakehorsing, simple past and past participle stakehorsed)

(billiards, snooker) To bet on the outcome of a game