Horse

Quick meaning: Horse is a noun meaning A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

Meaning

A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

More Meanings

1. Equipment with legs.
2. (nautical) A type of equipment.
3. (uncountable) The flesh of a horse as an item of cuisine.
4. (prison slang) A prison guard who smuggles contraband in or out for prisoners.
5. (mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.
6. (US) An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see H-O-R-S-E on WikipediaWikipedia ).
7. (dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

Example Sentences

She loved taming horses on Saturday.

A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse.

"Stop horsing, and guess how many kids!"

A grain, which in England is generally given to horſes, but which in Scotland ſupports the people.

Word Forms

• horses
• horsing
• horsed

Synonyms for horse

Depending on context, synonyms include caple, widge, cheval, horsy, nag, prad.

Related Words

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