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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Percheron :: Percheron (n.) One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman..
Grape :: Grape (n.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.
Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Ballotade :: Ballotade (v. i.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out..
Stallation :: Stallage (n.) Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw..
Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard..
Walk :: Walk (v. t.) To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with a slow pace; as to walk one's horses..
Pacer :: Pacer (n.) One who, or that which, paces; especially, a horse that paces..
Bareback :: Bareback (adv.) On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback..
Screw :: Screw (n.) An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance..
Hobbyhorse :: Hobbyhorse (n.) A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion..
Vessignon :: Vessignon (n.) A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.
Swayful :: Swayed (a.) Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse..
Rider :: Rider (n.) One who breaks or manages a horse.
Heat :: Heat (n.) A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number of heats..
Cocktail :: Cocktail (n.) A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins..
Thoroughpin :: Thoroughpin (n.) A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through..
Glome :: Glome (n.) One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of the horse's foot.
Hide :: Hide (n.) The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc..
Sallenders :: Sallenders (n. pl.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse.
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