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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Horse \Horse\ (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. &
OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to
run, E. course, current Cf. Walrus.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus;
especially, the domestic horse ({Equus caballus), which
was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.
It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with
six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below.
The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or
wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having
a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base.
Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility,
courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for
drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.
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Note: Many varieties, differing in form, size, color, gait,
speed, etc., are known, but all are believed to have
been derived from the same original species. It is
supposed to have been a native of the plains of Central
Asia, but the wild species from which it was derived is
not certainly known. The feral horses of America are
domestic horses that have run wild; and it is probably
true that most of those of Asia have a similar origin.
Some of the true wild Asiatic horses do, however,
approach the domestic horse in several characteristics.
Several species of fossil ({Equus) are known from the
later Tertiary formations of Europe and America. The
fossil species of other genera of the family
Equid[ae] are also often called horses, in general
sense.
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2. The male of the genus Equus, in distinction from the
female or male; usually, a castrated male.
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3. Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural
termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished
from foot.
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The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five
thousand horse and foot. --Bacon.
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4. A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a
clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.
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5. A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers
were made to ride for punishment.
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6. Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a
horse; a hobby.
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7. (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.
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8. (Naut.)
(a) See Footrope, a.
(b) A breastband for a leadsman.
(c) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.
(d) A jackstay. --W. C. Russell. --Totten.
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9. (Student Slang)
(a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or
examination; -- called also trot, pony, Dobbin.
(b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10. heroin. [slang]
[PJC]
11. horsepower. [Colloq. contraction]
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Note: Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to
signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses,
like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or
horse?dealer, horsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often
in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as,
horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay,
horse ant, etc.
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Black horse, Blood horse, etc. See under Black, etc.
Horse aloes, caballine aloes.
Horse+ant+(Zo["o]l.),+a+large+ant+({Formica+rufa" rel="nofollow">Horse ant (Zo["o]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa); --
called also horse emmet.
Horse artillery, that portion of the artillery in which the
cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the
cavalry; flying artillery.
Horse balm (Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant
({Collinsonia Canadensis), having large leaves and
yellowish flowers.
Horse bean (Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean
({Faba vulgaris), grown for feeding horses.
Horse boat, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a
boat propelled by horses.
Horse bot. (Zo["o]l.) See Botfly, and Bots.
Horse box, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses,
as hunters. [Eng.]
Horse breaker or Horse trainer, one employed in subduing
or training horses for use.
Horse car.
(a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under Car.
(b) A car fitted for transporting horses.
Horse cassia (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Cassia
Javanica), bearing long pods, which contain a black,
catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse
medicine.
Horse cloth, a cloth to cover a horse.
Horse conch (Zo["o]l.), a large, spiral, marine shell of
the genus Triton. See Triton.
Horse courser.
(a) One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing.
--Johnson.
(b) A dealer in horses. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
Horse crab (Zo["o]l.), the Limulus; -- called also
horsefoot, horsehoe crab, and king crab.
Horse crevall['e] (Zo["o]l.), the cavally.
Horse emmet (Zo["o]l.), the horse ant.
Horse finch (Zo["o]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse gentian (Bot.), fever root.
Horse iron (Naut.), a large calking iron.
Horse latitudes, a space in the North Atlantic famous for
calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds
of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
Horse mackrel. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus), found on the
Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the
Mediterranean.
(b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix).
(c) The scad.
(d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes,
as the California hake, the black candlefish, the
jurel, the bluefish, etc.
Horse marine (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a
mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang]
Horse mussel (Zo["o]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola
modiolus), found on the northern shores of Europe and
America.
Horse nettle (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the
Solanum Carolinense.
Horse parsley. (Bot.) See Alexanders.
Horse purslain (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical
America ({Trianthema monogymnum).
Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running
or trotting.
Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses.
Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by
horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States,
called a tramway.
Horse run (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded
wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power.
Horse sense, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.]
Horse soldier, a cavalryman.
Horse sponge (Zo["o]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge
({Spongia equina).
Horse stinger (Zo["o]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse sugar (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the
United States ({Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are
sweet, and good for fodder.
Horse tick (Zo["o]l.), a winged, dipterous insect
({Hippobosca equina), which troubles horses by biting
them, and sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly,
horse louse, and forest fly.
Horse vetch (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis
({Hippocrepis comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its
flowers; -- called also horsehoe vetch, from the
peculiar shape of its pods.
Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.]
Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef.
To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine the mouth of
a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to
ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a
critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell.
To take horse.
(a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay.
(b) To be covered, as a mare.
(c) See definition 7 (above).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Horsefly \Horse"fly`\, n.; pl. Horseflies.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanid[ae],
that stings horses, and sucks their blood.
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Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in
Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with
four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also
breeze fly. See Illust. under Diptera, and Breeze
fly.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The horse tick or forest fly ({Hippobosca).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zo["o]l.)
A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also breese and brize.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zo["o]l.)
A fly of various species, of the family Tabanid[ae], noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also breese and brize.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Horse emmet (Zo["o]l.), the horse ant.
Horse finch (Zo["o]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse gentian (Bot.), fever root.
Horse iron (Naut.), a large calking iron.
Horse latitudes, a space in the North Atlantic famous for
calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds
of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
Horse mackrel. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus), found on the
Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the
Mediterranean.
(b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix).
(c) The scad.
(d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes,
as the California hake, the black candlefish, the
jurel, the bluefish, etc.
Horse marine (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a
mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang]
Horse mussel (Zo["o]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola
modiolus), found on the northern shores of Europe and
America.
Horse nettle (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the
Solanum Carolinense.
Horse parsley. (Bot.) See Alexanders.
Horse purslain (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical
America ({Trianthema monogymnum).
Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running
or trotting.
Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses.
Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by
horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States,
called a tramway.
Horse run (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded
wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power.
Horse sense, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.]
Horse soldier, a cavalryman.
Horse sponge (Zo["o]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge
({Spongia equina).
Horse stinger (Zo["o]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse sugar (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the
United States ({Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are
sweet, and good for fodder.
Horse tick (Zo["o]l.), a winged, dipterous insect
({Hippobosca equina), which troubles horses by biting
them, and sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly,
horse louse, and forest fly.
Horse vetch (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis ({H.
comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; --
called also horsehoe vetch, from the peculiar shape of
its pods.
Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.]
Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef.
To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine the mouth of
a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to
ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a
critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell.
To take horse.
(a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay.
(b) To be covered, as a mare.
(c) See definition 7 (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Horsefly \Horse"fly`\, n.; pl. Horseflies.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanid[ae],
that stings horses, and sucks their blood.
Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in
Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with
four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also
breeze fly. See Illust. under Diptera, and Breeze
fly.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The horse tick or forest fly ({Hippobosca).
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
horsefly
n 1: winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: horse tick, Hippobosca
equina]
2: large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various
animals [syn: cleg, clegg, horse fly]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
horsefly
Αγγλικά n.
η αλογόμυγα
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
horse-fly
n.
(alt form en horsefly)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
horsefly
n.
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that
suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with (taxlink Stomoxys
calcitrans species ver=180107), the stable fly, or (vern: dog fly)).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
horse-fly
n.
(alt form en horsefly)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
horsefly
n.
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that
suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with (taxlink Stomoxys
calcitrans species ver=180107), the stable fly, or (vern: dog fly)).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
horse-fly
n.
(alt form en horsefly)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
horsefly
n.
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that
suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with (taxlink Stomoxys
calcitrans species ver=180107), the stable fly, or (vern: dog fly)).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
horse-fly
n.
(alt form en horsefly)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
horsefly
n.
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that
suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with (taxlink Stomoxys
calcitrans species ver=180107), the stable fly, or (vern: dog fly)).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
horse-fly
Englanti n.
hevospaarma
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
horsefly
Englanti n.
hevospaarma, paarma
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
ذبابة الخيل
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
ко́нска муха́
fly of the family Tabanidae
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
ovád
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
paarma
fly of the family Tabanidae
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
horse‐fly /hˈɔːs flˈaɪ/
taon
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
1. घुडमक्खी
"एक तरह का कीड़ा'horsefly' जो कि घोड़े व अन्य पशुओं को काटता है."
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
bögöly
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
pikat
fly of the family Tabanidae
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
虻
fly of the family Tabanidae
From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]
horse‐fly /hˈɔːs flˈaɪ/
asilus
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
horse‐fly /hˈɔːs flˈaɪ/
brems, daas, paardehorzel
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
broms
fly of the family Tabanidae
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
horsefly /hˈɔːsflaɪ/
1. atsineği.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 马蝇;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 马蝇
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