four horsemen
(Four Horsemen)
Princeton's WordNet
(New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse
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hack
Webster Dictionary
a horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses
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thiller
Webster Dictionary
the horse which goes between the thills, or shafts, and supports them; also, the last horse in a team; -- called also thill horse
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triple-crown
(triple crown)
Princeton's WordNet
(horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness
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triple crown
(triple crown)
Princeton's WordNet
(horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness
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whiffletree
(whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree)
Princeton's WordNet
a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
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bit
(bit)
Princeton's WordNet
piece of metal held in horse.. mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
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swingletree
(whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree)
Princeton's WordNet
a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
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whippletree
(whiffletree, whippletree, swingletree)
Princeton's WordNet
a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
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curb bit
(curb, curb bit)
Princeton's WordNet
a horse.. bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
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curb
(curb, curb bit)
Princeton's WordNet
a horse.. bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
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stoneroot
Webster Dictionary
a North American plant (Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse
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cockhorse
(cockhorse)
Princeton's WordNet
anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)
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selling race
(selling race)
Princeton's WordNet
a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction
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hippodrome
(hippodrome)
Princeton's WordNet
a stadium for horse shows or horse races
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workhorse
(ˈwɜrkˌhɔrs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a horse used for plowing, hauling, and other heavy labor, as distinguished from a riding horse, racehorse, etc.
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carthorse
(ˈkɑrtˌhɔrs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a strong horse bred to draw heavy loads; draft horse.
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surcingle
(ˈsɜrˌsɪŋ gəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse.. back.
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pegasus
(Pegasus)
Princeton's WordNet
(Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
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hobbyhorse
(ˈhɒb iˌhɔrs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a stick with a horse.. head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.
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caparison
(əˈpær ə sən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
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stalking-horse
(ɔk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
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dobbin
(ˈdɒb ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a horse, esp. a quiet, plodding horse for farm work or family use.
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bayard
Webster Dictionary
properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse
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running mate
(ˈrʌn ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a horse entered in a race with another horse from the same stable.
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trojan horse
(ˈtroʊ dʒən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a gigantic hollow wooden horse that the Greeks left at the gates of Troy as a feigned sacrifice: once the horse was within the walls, soldiers emerging from it allowed the Greek army to enter and conquer the city.
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nick
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to incise certain tendons at the root of (a horse.. tail) to give it a higher carrying position; make an incision under the tail of (a horse..
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palfrey
(ˈpɔl fri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
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tunny
Webster Dictionary
any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny (Orcynus / Albacora thynnus) native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American coast it is called horse mackerel. See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse
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martingale
(ˈmɑr tnˌgeɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs, and fastens to the noseband or reins: used to steady the horse.. head.
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