HIPPODROME

PRONUNCIATION: (HIP-uh-drohm)

MEANING: noun: A stadium for horse races, chariot races, horse shows, etc.
verb tr.: To manipulate or prearrange the outcome of a contest.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek hippos (horse) + dromos (running). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ekwo- (horse), which also gave us equestrian and equitant. Earliest documented use: 1549.

NOTES: Match fixing has been around for as long as humans have been having matches. Today’s word shows it going as far as ancient horse racing.
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WHIPPODROME - site of the National SadoMasochists Convention

HIP POD ROSE - where the attar is

HIPPO-DRONE - ...and you thought they couldn't even get off the ground!