What does hippophagy mean?
Hippophagy means The eating of horsemeat..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The eating of horsemeat..
In Berlin, as in Paris, hippophagy appears to be on the increase. At the present time as many as twenty horses a day are cut up for food.
...to introduce hippophagy in this country as an economic measure.
Not long after the advent of Christianity, Pope Gregory III forbade hippophagy because of its association with the worship of pagan gods.
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Hippophagy means The eating of horsemeat..
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In Berlin, as in Paris, hippophagy appears to be on the increase. At the present time as many as twenty horses a day are cut up for food.
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