hippus

[ hip-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

-hippus

Origin of hippus¹

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek híppos horse, complaint of the eye

Origin of hippus²

< Latin < Greek -hippos

What may have been the original of the term Hippa, and Hippus, will be matter of future disquisition.

Hippus had never been a model of manly beauty, but to-day he was positively uncanny.

And though I am not quite sure how Hippus will take it, I am inclined to believe it will perplex him.

As soon as Hippus felt the cold on his boot, he stood still and cried out, "Water!"

Changing his mode of attack, he suddenly asked, "Do you know a certain Hippus?"

April 18, 2024petrichor

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