Hippophagy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hippophagy is a noun meaning The eating of horsemeat.
Meaning
The eating of horsemeat.
Example Sentences
...to introduce hippophagy in this country as an economic measure.
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.
Not long after the advent of Christianity, Pope Gregory III forbade hippophagy because of its association with the worship of pagan gods.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hippophagism, hippophagist, hippophage, hippophilia, hippology, hippophile.
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