horse

[[t]hɔrs[/t]]

n. pl. hors•es, (esp. collectively)horse,

1) mam a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous mammal, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in numerous varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads and for riding

2) mam a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion

3) something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal:

rocking horse[/ex]

4) bui

Also called trestle 1) a frame or block, with legs, on which something is mounted or supported.

5) spo

a) vaulting horse

b) pommel horse

6) soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry:

a thousand horse[/ex]

7) inf Usu., horses. Informal. horsepower

8) chs Informal. a knight in chess

9) sts Slang. an illicit aid to schoolwork, esp. a literal translation of a foreign-language text; pony; crib

10) min a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein of ore

11) sts Slang.

heroin

12) to provide with a horse or horses

13) to set on horseback

14) to move with great physical effort or force

15) archaic to place (someone) on a person's back, in order to be flogged

16) to mount or go on a horse

17) ahb. (of a mare) to be in heat

18) phv sts horse around, Informal. to fool around; indulge in horseplay

19) of or for a horse or horses

20) drawn or powered by a horse or horses

21) mounted or serving on horses:

horse troops[/ex]

22) unusually large

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- from the horse's mouth hold one's horses look a gift horse in the mouth

Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE hors, c. OS hros, hers, OHG (h)ros, ON hross horse′less, adj.