selling-plater

[ sel-ing-pley-ter ]
/ ˈsɛl ɪŋˌpleɪ tər /

noun

a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.

Origin of selling-plater

First recorded in 1885–90

British Dictionary definitions for selling plater

selling-plater

noun

a horse that competes, or is only good enough to compete, in a selling race
a person or thing of limited ability or value