Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hôrse'-boy, n. p. 639A boy employed in dressing and tending horses; a stable-boy.Hôrse'-break'er, n. p. 639One whose employment is to break horses, or to teach them to draw or carry.Hôrse'-câr, n. p. 639A railroad car drawn by horses.Hôrse'-câs'sia, n. p. 639(Bot.) A leguminous plant (Cathocarpus Javanicus), bearing long pods, which contain a black, cathartic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse medicine.Hôrse'-chĕst/nut, n. p. 639(Bot.) (a.) A large nut, the fruit of a species of Æsculus (Æ. hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name. (b.) The tree itself, which was brought from Constantinople in the…Hôrse'-clôth, n. p. 639A cloth to cover a horse.Hôrse'-cōurs'er, n. p. 639One that runs horses, or keeps horses for the race. Johnson. 2. A dealer in horses. Wiseman.Hôrse'-crāb, n. p. 639A crustaceous fish;—called also horse-foot and king-crab.Hôrse'-cû'cum-ber, n. p. 639A large green cucumber. Mortimer.Hôrse'-dēal'er, n. p. 639One who buys and sells horses.Hôrse'-dŏc'tor, n. p. 639One whose business is to cure sick horses; a farrier.Hŏrse'-drĕnch, n. p. 639A dose of physic for a horse. Shak.Hŏrse'-ēm'met, n. p. 639A species of ant; horse-ant.Hôrse'-fâçed, a. p. 639Having a long, coarse face.Hôrse'-fér/ry, n. p. 639A ferry which is passed by a horse-boat. [U. S.]Hôrse'-fly, n. p. 639A large fly that stings horses, and sucks their blood. This characteristic distinguishes them from the gad-fly. The most common American species is the Tabanus atratus, a large black fly, having two…Hôrse'-fōot, n. p. 639A plant;—called also coltsfoot. 2. A large crab, of the genus Limulus, shaped like a horse's foot; king-crab; horseshoe.Hôrse'-gĕn'tian, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Triosteum:—called also fever-wort.Hôrse'-guärds, n. pl. p. 639(Mil.) A body of cavalry for guards. The Horse-guards, the head-quarters of the British army in London;—so called from two mounted sentries before the entrance.Hôrse'-hâir, n. p. 639The hair of horses, especially that of the mane and tail.Hôrse'-hōe, n. p. 639A hoe for cleaning a field by means of horses.Hôrse'-jŏck'ey, n. p. 639A dealer in the purchase and sale of horses.Hôrse'-knâve, n. p. 639A groom. [Obs.] Chaucer.Hōrse'-knŏp, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Centaurea (C. nigra); knap-weed or knop-weed.Hôrse'-lâugh, n. p. 639A loud, coarse, boisterous laugh.Hôrse'-leech, n. p. 639A large leech. See LEECH. 2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.Hôrse'-leech'er-y, n. p. 639The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the diseases of horses.Hôrse'-lit'ter, n. p. 639A carriage hung on poles which are borne by and between two horses. Milton.Hôrse'ly, a. p. 639Having the qualities which a horse should have;—applied to a horse, as manly is to a man.Hôrse'-măck'er-el, n. p. 639(Ichth.) A spiny, finned fish (Caranx trachurus), about the size of the mackerel, distinguished by having a lateral line of larger keeled scales; the scad. The flesh is oily and rank.Hôrse'man, n. p. 639A rider on horseback; one who uses and manages a horse; a mounted man. 2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier. 3. A variety of pigeon.Hôrse'man-shĭp, n. p. 639The act or art of riding, and of training and managing horses; manege.Hôrse'-mā̆r'ten, n. p. 639(Entom.) A kind of large bee, of the genus Bombus.Hôrse'-mēat, n. p. 639Food for horses; provender.Hôrse'-mill, n. p. 639A mill turned by a horse.Hôrse'-mĭl'li-ner, n. p. 639One who supplies ribbons and other decorations for horses. Smart.Hôrse'-mīnt, n. p. 639(Bot.) A large species of mint (Monarda punctata). It is common from New York southward.Hôrse'-mūs/cle, n. p. 639A large muscle or shell-fish.Hôrse'-plāy, n. p. 639Rough, rude play. Dryden. Lady G— has as much horse-play in her raillery as Miss Howe. W. Scott.Hôrse'-pŏnd, n. p. 639A pond for watering horses.Hôrse'-pow'er, n. p. 639The power which a horse is capable of exerting. 2. (Mach.) A unit or standard by which the capabilities of steam-engines and other prime-movers are measured; estimated as 33,000 pounds raised one…Hôrse'-pârs'lain, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Trianthema.Hôrse'-rāçe, n. p. 639A race by horses; a match of horses in running.Hôrse'-rā'cing, n. p. 639Practice of running horses.Hôrse'-rād'ish, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Nasturtium (N. Armoracia), a species of scurvy-grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment. Gray.Hôrse'-rād'ish Tree p. 639A tree found in India (Moringa [or Hyperanthora] pterygosperma), having pinnate leaves, and long, three-valved, pod-like capsules, largely used in curries, and to some extent in medicine. The fresh…Hôrse'-rāil'/rōad, n. p. 639A railroad running through the streets of a town or city, on which the cars are drawn by horses.Hôrse'-rāke, n. p. 639A rake worked by horse power.Hôrse'-rūn, n. p. 639A contrivance in deep earthworks for drawing up and lowering, by a horse, a man with a wheelbarrow. Simmonds.Hôrse'shōe, n. p. 639A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron bent into a form somewhat like the letter U, so as to fit the foot. 2. Any thing shaped like a horseshoe. 3. (Zoöl.) A kind of crustacean. See…Hôrse'shoe-hĕad, n. p. 639A disease of infants, in which the sutures of the skull are too open; — opposed to headmold-shot.Hôrse'shōe-ing, n. p. 639The act or employment of shoeing horses.Hôrse'-sting'er, n. p. 639Same as DRAGON-FLY, q. v.Hōrse'-sug'ar, n. p. 639(Bot.) A shrub of the southern part of the United States (Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder.Hôrse'-tāil, n. p. 639(Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rush-like stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. The shrubby horse-tail is of the genus Ephedra. 2. A Turkish standard. ☞ Commanders…Hôrse'-thīs'tle, n. p. 639(Bot.) A rough, prickly plant, of the genus Cnicus. [Eng.]Hôrse'-tōngue, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ruscus.Hôrse'-vĕtch, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hippocrepis (H. comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; — called also horseshoe-vetch.}Hôrse'-wāy or Hôrse'-rōad, n. p. 639A way or road in which horses may travel.Hôrse'-weed, n. p. 639(Bot.) A composite plant (Erigeron Canadense), which is a common weed.