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Garrison finish definition

☆ Gar·ri·son finish (gar′ə sən)

a close finish, as in a horse race, in which the winner comes from behind at the last moment

Etymology: after Snapper Garrison, 19th-c. U.S. jockey

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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