two-forty on a plank road

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  1. A very fast speed. Canada,US,obsolete,slang
    — The passion of young New York is for horses — fast horses — two-forty on a plank road.
  2. The quality of being "fast", i.e. immoral in one's habits. Canada,US,broadly,obsolete,slang
    — In Canada, where trotting is also a very favourite amusement, and whence came the famous trotting mare Flora Temple, a very “fast” young lady is generally spoken of as “two forty on a plank road.”
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