short head

noun

horse racing a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head

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Three horses hit the finish line within inches of each other, with Subsanador coming out a short head in front of National Treasure, who finished a nose in front of Newgate.

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Most annual vines don’t ask much beyond a short head start in cells or three-inch pots.

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That term is "brachycephalic," derived from the Greek for "short head."

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Watching the race alongside Queen Camilla from the Royal Enclosure, the king saw Desert Hero - wearing the royal silks and an 18-1 shot - win by a short head in the King George V Stakes on Thursday.

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Beaten a short head by Carefully Selected in the Thyestes Chase before finishing third in the Kim Muir Chase at Cheltenham.

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shorthead shorthold tenancy

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