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Quotation dates: 1962
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RAREY, v. To train or break horses, esp. by rough methods, from the name of a famous American horse-trainer, J. S. Rarey , who visited Britain in 1859 (Abd.7 1925). Cf. Eng. rarefy, id.Abd. 1962 Huntly Express (4 May) 2:
Fyles rareyin' at that fashious meer.