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Definition of Horse

Horse
Horse Horse, n. (Student Slang) (a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination; -- called also trot, pony, Dobbin. (b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.
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Footrope Foot"rope`, n. (Aut.) (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse. (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.
Horse
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 (E. 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. 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. 2. The male of the genus horse, in distinction from the female or male; usually, a castrated male.
Horse
Horse Horse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Horsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Horsing.] [AS. horsion.] 1. To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or as on, a horse. ``Being better horsed, outrode me.' --Shak. 2. To sit astride of; to bestride. --Shak. 3. To cover, as a mare; -- said of the male. 4. To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer. --S. Butler. 5. To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.
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Horse Horse, v. i. To get on horseback. [Obs.] --Shelton.

Meaning of Horse from wikipedia

- The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, odd-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies...
- Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a...
- Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English)...
- Behold a Pale Horse may refer to: "Behold a pale horse", a phrase taken from the biblical Book of Revelation Behold a Pale Horse (film), a 1964 film directed...
- A riding horse or a saddle horse is a horse used by mounted horse riders for recreation or transportation. It is unclear exactly when horses were first...
- Horse trading, in its literal sense, is the buying and selling of horses, also called "horse dealing". Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits...
- A horse is a hoofed mammal of the species Equus ferus caballus. Horse or Horses may also refer to: Equus ferus, or wild horse, the species from which...
- A horse opera, hoss opera, oat opera or oater is a Western movie or television series that is clichéd or for****c, in the manner of a soap opera. The...
- The Trojan Horse refers to a wooden horse said to have been used by the Gr****s, during the Trojan War, to enter the city of Troy and win the war. There...
- fictional or mythological winged horses. The ancient Pegasus is a mythological winged horse. The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster hybrid depicted...