Definition of horse

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Horse (n.) 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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Cavort :: Cavort (v. i.) To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider.
Scatch :: Scatch (n.) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth.
Override :: Override (v. t.) To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength..
Dragoon :: Dragoon (n.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man..
Dress :: Dress (v. t.) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal..
Precrural :: Precrural (a.) Situated in front of the leg or thigh; as, the precrural glands of the horse..
Horsefoot :: Horsefoot (n.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.
Horseshoe :: Horseshoe (n.) Anything shaped like a horsehoe crab.
Knacker :: Knacker (n.) One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat.
Currycomb :: Currycomb (n.) A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse..
Saddle-backed :: Saddle-backed (a.) Having a low back and high neck, as a horse..
Lash :: Lash (n.) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back..
Stonerunner :: Stoneroot (n.) A North American plant (Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse..
Feather :: Feather (n.) A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse..
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
Keep :: Keep (n.) The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse..
Trave :: Trave (n.) A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing.
Horseman :: Horseman (n.) A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.
Pannade :: Pannade (n.) The curvet of a horse.
Skimmington :: Skimmington (n.) A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England..
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