"open daylight" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: open daylight

Filed Under: English, Sports & Recreation

Part of Speech: v. phr.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Before the Girl got down to business again the Maid opened daylight between them, but losing her grip before reaching the home stretch on the first half mile, the Girl gathered her in and showed her heels to the pacer to the finish.

Article or Document Title:
“The Fourth’s Furore”

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Bismarck Tribune

Publishing Location:
Dakota Territory

Date of Publication:
July 7, 1882

Page Number:
2

This cite belongs to a full entry for open (up) daylight.

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