Pale Horse
noun
a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.
Origin of Pale Horse
1First recorded in 1640–50; after the Biblical pale horse on which Death rides (Revelation 6:8)
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How to use Pale Horse in a sentence
Ralph Waldo is death and an entire stud of pale horses on flowery expressions and japonica-domish flubdubs.
The Humors of Falconbridge | Jonathan F. KelleyHe will make his public entry into London on one of the pale horses of his brewery.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke | Edmund Burke
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