Definition of horse

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Horse (n.) Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot..

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Gibber :: Gibber (n.) A balky horse.
Ranch :: Ranch (n.) A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep. See Rancho, 2..
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing..
Coat :: Coat (n.) An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek..
Restive :: Restive (a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Homology :: Homology (n.) Correspondence or relation in type of structure in contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the relation in structure between the leg and arm of a man; or that between the arm of a man, the fore leg of a horse, the wing of a bird, and the fin of a fish, all these organs being modifications of one type of structure..
Work :: Work (n.) The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg..
Cultivator :: Cultivator (n.) An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares, drawn by a horse and by handles..
Blossom :: Blossom (n.) The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.
Keep :: Keep (n.) The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse..
Stallation :: Stallage (n.) Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw..
Countertime :: Countertime (n.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse..
High-stepper :: High-stepper (n.) A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a person having a proud bearing..
Hippolith :: Hippolith (n.) A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the horse..
Capriole :: Capriole (v. i.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap..
Horserake :: Horserake (n.) A rake drawn by a horse.
Chaunter :: Chaunter (n.) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey..
Surely :: Sure-footed (a.) Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse..
Brills :: Brills (n. pl.) The hair on the eyelids of a horse.
Horse :: Horse (v. t.) To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer..
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