Topic: HORSES
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bareback
bay
bit
blacksmith
blaze
blinkered
blinkers
bloodstock
bridle(n)
bridle(v)
canter
card
crop
dressage
equestrian
equine
evens
farrier
fence
field
filly
gallop(v)
gallop(n)
gee-gee
gelding
girth
groom
gymkhana
hack(v)
hack(n)
halter
hand
high-spirited
horse
horsemanship
horse-riding
jib
jockey
jodhpurs
joust
jump
lad
length
miler
mount
nag
neigh
nobble
nosebag
odds
offtrack
ostler
pack trip
paddock
pair
palomino
parimutuel
pommel
pony-trekking
prance
racecourse
racegoer
racehorse
race meeting
racetrack
racing
rein
remount
ride
riding
roan
rodeo
saddle(n)
saddle(v)
saddle bag
shoe(n)
shoe(v)
show jumping
shy
skittish
spur(n)
spur(v)
stable(n)
stable(v)
stable boy
stabling
starting gate
starting price
stayer
steeplechase
steward
stirrup
tack
thoroughbred
three-day event
tip
tipster
tournament
tout
trot
turf accountant
unseat
water jump
whoa
winning post
yearling
| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | hors |
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horse1 S3 W1
1HBA [countable] a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things [↪ pony, equine, equestrian]: a horse and cart Lee had never ridden a horse before.
a horse and cartLee had never ridden a horse before.3 [countable] a piece of sports equipment in a gymnasium that people jump over
4 if you hear or get information straight from the horse's mouth, you are told it by someone who has direct knowledge of it
(straight/right) from the horse's mouth
5 the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities
horses for courses
British English6 a competition or an election that only two etc competitors can win
a two/three/four etc horse race
7 something that is completely different from another thing
a horse of a different color
, a horse of another color American English9 [uncountable] old-fashioned informal heroin
➔ dark horse
