a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
2.
a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion.
3.
any of several odd-toed ungulates belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof.
4.
something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse.
5.
Also called trestle.a frame, block, etc., with legs, on which something is mounted or supported.
horses, Slang. the power or capacity to accomplish something, as by having enough money, personnel, or expertise: Our small company doesn't have the horses to compete against a giant corporation.
12.
ChessInformal. a knight.
13.
Slang. a crib, translation, or other illicit aid to a student's recitation; trot; pony.
14.
Mining. a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein.
to set or carry on a person's back or on one's own back.
21.
Carpentry. to cut notches for steps into (a carriage beam).
22.
to move with great physical effort or force: It took three men to horse the trunk up the stairs.
23.
Slang.
a.
to make (a person) the target of boisterous jokes.
b.
to perform boisterously, as a part or a scene in a play.
24.
Nautical.
a.
to caulk (a vessel) with a hammer.
b.
to work or haze (a sailor) cruelly or unfairly.
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Archaic. to place (someone) on a person's back, in order to be flogged.
–verb (used without object)
26.
to mount or go on a horse.
27.
(of a mare) to be in heat.
28.
Vulgar. to have coitus.
–adjective
29.
of, for, or pertaining to a horse or horses: the horse family; a horse blanket.
30.
drawn or powered by a horse or horses.
31.
mounted or serving on horses: horse troops.
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unusually large.
—Verb phrase
33.
horse around, Slang. to fool around; indulge in horseplay.
—Idioms
34.
back the wrong horse, to be mistaken in judgment, esp. in backing a losing candidate.
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beat or flog a dead horse, to attempt to revive a discussion, topic, or idea that has waned, been exhausted, or proved fruitless.
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from the horse's mouth, Informal. on good authority; from the original or a trustworthy source: I have it straight from the horse's mouth that the boss is retiring.
37.
hold one's horses, Informal. to check one's impulsiveness; be patient or calm: Hold your horses! I'm almost ready.
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horse of another color, something entirely different. Also, horse of a different color.
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look a gift horse in the mouth, to be critical of a gift.
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To horse! Mount your horse! Ride!
[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE hors; c. ON hross, D ros, G Ross (MHG ros, OHG hros); (v.) ME horsen to provide with horses, OE horsian, deriv. of the n.]
A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.
An adult male horse; a stallion.
Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species E. przewalskii or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.
A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.
A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.
A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.
Sports A vaulting horse.
Slang Heroin.
Horsepower. Often used in the plural.
Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse.
Geology
A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.
A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.
v.
horsed, hors·ing, hors·es
v.
tr.
To provide with a horse.
To haul or hoist energetically: "Things had changed little since the days of the pyramids, with building materials being horsed into place by muscle power"(Henry Allen).
v.
intr.
To be in heat. Used of a mare.
adj.
Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket.
Mounted on horses: horse guards.
Drawn or operated by a horse.
Larger or cruder than others that are similar: horse pills.
Phrasal Verb(s): horse around Informal
To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work.
Idiom(s):
a horse of another/a different color
Another matter entirely; something else.
Idiom(s):
beat/flog a dead horse
To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success.
To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided.
Idiom(s):
be/get on (one's) high horse
To be or become disdainful, superior, or conceited.
Idiom(s):
hold (one's) horses
To restrain oneself.
Idiom(s):
the horse's mouth
A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable.
O.E. hors, from P.Gmc. *khursa- (cf. O.N. hross, O.Fris. hors, M.Du. ors, Du. ros, O.H.G. hros, Ger. Roß "horse"), of unknown origin, connected by some with PIE base *kurs-, source of L. currere "to run" (see current). Replaced O.E. eoh, from PIE *ekwo- "horse" (cf. Gk. hippos, L. equus, O.Ir. ech, Goth. aihwa-, Skt. açva-, all meaning "horse"). In many other languages, as in O.E., this root has been lost in favor of synonyms, probably via superstitious taboo on uttering the name of an animal so important in I.E. religion. Used since at least 1391 of various devices or appliances which suggest a horse (e.g. sawhorse). Slang for heroin is first attested 1950. Horseplay is from 1589. The belief that finding a horseshoe by chance is lucky is attested from late 14c. Horse latitudes first attested 1777, the name of unknown origin, despite much speculation. Dead horse as a figure for "something that has ceased to be useful" is attested from 1638. High horse originally (c.1380) was "war horse, charger;" fig. sense in mount (one's) high horse "affect airs of superiority" is from 1782. The horse's mouth as a source of reliable information is from 1928, perhaps from the fact that a horse's age can be determined accurately by looking at its teeth. To swap horses while crossing the river (a bad idea) is first attested 1864 in writings of Abraham Lincoln. Horse sense is 1870, Amer.Eng. colloquial, probably from the same association of "strong, large, coarse" found in horseradish.
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Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See Bull an edict, and cf. Boulet.]1. A small ball. 2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm. 3. A cannon ball. [Obs.] A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone. --Stow. 4. The fetlock of a horse. Note: [See Illust. under Horse.]
Can"on bone`\ [F. canon, fr. L. canon a rule. See canon.] (Anat.) The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.
Cast\ (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cast; p. pr. & vb. n. Casting.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. gerere to bear, carry. E. jest.]1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. Uzziah prepared . . . slings to cast stones. --2 Chron. xxvi. 14. Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. --Acts. xii. 8. We must be cast upon a certain island. --Acts. xxvii. 26. 2. To direct or turn, as the eyes. How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! --Shak. 3. To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot. 4. To throw down, as in wrestling. --Shak. 5. To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. Thine enemies shall cast a trench [bank] about thee. --Luke xix. 48. 6. To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose. His filth within being cast. --Shak. Neither shall your vine cast her fruit. --Mal. iii. 11 The creatures that cast the skin are the snake, the viper, etc. --Bacon. 7. To bring forth prematurely; to slink. Thy she-goats have not cast their young. --Gen. xxi. 38. 8. To throw out or emit; to exhale. [Obs.] This . . . casts a sulphureous smell. --Woodward. 9. To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject. 10. To impose; to bestow; to rest. The government I cast upon my brother. --Shak. Cast thy burden upon the Lord. --Ps. iv. 22. 11. To dismiss; to discard; to cashier. [Obs.] The state can not with safety cast him. 12. To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope. "Let it be cast and paid." --Shak. You cast the event of war, my noble lord. --Shak. 13. To contrive; to plan. [Archaic] The cloister . . . had, I doubt not, been cast for [an orange-house]. --Sir W. Temple. 14. To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages. She was cast to be hanged. --Jeffrey. Were the case referred to any competent judge, they would inevitably be cast. --Dr. H. More. 15. To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice. How much interest casts the balance in cases dubious! --South. 16. To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets. 17. (Print.) To stereotype or electrotype. 18. To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part. Our parts in the other world will be new cast. --Addison. To cast anchor (Naut.) See under Anchor. To cast a horoscope, to calculate it. To cast ahorse, sheep, or other animal, to throw with the feet upwards, in such a manner as to prevent its rising again. To cast a shoe, to throw off or lose a shoe, said of a horse or ox. To cast aside, to throw or push aside; to neglect; to reject as useless or inconvenient. To cast away. (a) To throw away; to lavish; to waste. "Cast away a life" --Addison. (b) To reject; to let perish. "Cast away his people." --Rom. xi. 1. "Cast one away." --Shak. (c) To wreck. "Cast away and sunk." --Shak. To cast by, to reject; to dismiss or discard; to throw away. To cast down, to throw down; to destroy; to deject or depress, as the mind. "Why art thou cast down. O my soul?" --Ps. xiii. 5. To cast forth, to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed place; to emit; to send out. To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of. To cast in one's teeth, to upbraid or abuse one for; to twin. To cast lots. See under Lot. To cast off. (a) To discard or reject; to drive away; to put off; to free one's self from. (b) (Hunting) To leave behind, as dogs; also, to set loose, or free, as dogs. --Crabb. (c) (Naut.) To untie, throw off, or let go, as a rope. To cast off copy, (Print.), to estimate how much printed matter a given amount of copy will make, or how large the page must be in order that the copy may make a given number of pages. To cast one's selfon or upon to yield or submit one's self unreservedly to, as to the mercy of another. To cast out, to throw out; to eject, as from a house; to cast forth; to expel; to utter. To cast the lead (Naut.), to sound by dropping the lead to the bottom. To cast the water (Med.), to examine the urine for signs of disease. [Obs.]. To cast up. (a) To throw up; to raise. (b) To compute; to reckon, as the cost. (c) To vomit. (d) To twit with; to throw in one's teeth.
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.
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