horse
1. a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae
2. the adult male of this species; stallion
3. wild horse
a. a horse (Equus caballus) that has become feral
b. another name for Przewalski's horse
4.
a. any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or ass
b. (as modifier): the horse family
5. Gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting, etc.
6. a slang word for heroin
7. Nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller
8. Chess an informal name for knight
9. Informal short for horsepower
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horse
A large hoofed mammal, having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, and domesticated since ancient times for riding and to pull vehicles or carry loads.
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Horse
(religion, spiritualism, and occult)The Horse is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. It refers to one of the 12 earthly branches, which are used in Chinese astrology, together with the 10 heavenly stems. Such a branch designates one day every 12 days: the days are named according to a sexagesimal (60) cycle, made of 10 series of 12 branches.
With his fiery nature, the Horse quickly gets worked up. Happy and not complicated, a little naive and sometimes weak, this socialite likes to entertain and to be entertained; he is appreciated everywhere. This enthusiastic worker is ambitious, persuasive, and a great improviser. He often does well in his plans, but he is not noted for his inordinate intelligence. He likes travelling, mostly abroad, and has a rather fickle nature.
—Michele Delemme
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What does it mean when you dream about a horse?
The horse is a powerful animal representing noble and forthright actions. If the dreamer is riding the horse, the dreamer is most probably in control of his or her life. The drives of power and sex can also come into play in this kind of dream.
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horse
[hȯrs] (geology)
A large rock caught along a fault.
(mining engineering)
(vertebrate zoology)
Equus caballus. A herbivorous mammal in the family Equidae; the feet are characterized by a single functional digit.
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horse
1. See sawhorse.
2.See carriage.
3. Framing used as a temporary support.
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horse
symbol of agents of destruction. [Christian Tradition: N.T.: Revelation 6; Mercatante, 65]
See: Death
horse
symbolizes fecundity. [Bengali Folklore: Binder, 67]
See: Fertility
Horse
Al Borakwhite horse Muhammad rode to the seven heavens. [Islam: Leach, 172]
fabulous winged horse; offspring of Demeter and Poseidon. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 31]
incomparable steed. [Br. Lit.: Bevis of Hampton]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
immortal steed of Achilles. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 44]
the Cid’s horse. [Sp. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 80]
story of a horse has become a children’s classic. [Br. Lit.: Black Beauty, Payton, 80]
belonged to the notorious highwayman, Dick Turpin. [Br. Hist.: Benét, 103]
wild steed, broken by Alexander to be his mount. [Gk. Hist.: Leach, 167]
beast that is half-horse, half-man. [Gk. Myth.: Mercatante, 201–202]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
legendary wooden horse on which Don Quixote and Sancho Panza think they are taking a journey through the air. [Span. Lit.: Bella, 205]
a paragon of horses. [TV: “My Friend Flicka” in Terrace, II, 125]
ride white, red, black, and pale horses, symbolizing, respectively, invasion, civil strife, scarcity and famine, and pestilence and death. [N.T.: Revelation 6:1-8]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
his borrowed horse carries him at a mad pace for miles to its owner’s home, then turns and runs back. [Br. Poetry: John Gilpin’s Ride]
war horse, presented to Siegfried. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Gotterdammerung, Westerman, 244]
steed. [Br. Lit.: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]
Ichabod Crane’s favorite steed. [Am. Lit.: Washington Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”]
famous trotting horse after which race for threeyear-old trotters is named. [Am. Culture; Mathews, 769]
would rather trade horses than eat or sleep. [Am. Lit.: David Harum in Magill I, 192]
patron saint of horses. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 367]
race of horses that represent nobility, virtue, and reason. [Br. Lit.: Gulliver ’s Travels]
o’ War (“Big Red”) famous racehorse foaled at Belmont Stables. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 421]
(Maggie) Tam O’Shanter’s gray mare that lost her tail to the witch. [Scot. Poetry: Burns “Tam O’Shanter”]
the talking horse. [TV: Terrace, II, 116–117]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
winged mount of Bellerophon. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 238]
tramples its owner to death and is shot by his wife, though she had been seduced by the stallion’s beauty. [Am. Poetry: Robinson Jeffers The Roan Stallion in Magill I, 835]
Don Quixote’s mount. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote]
Tonto’s horse. [TV: “The Lone Ranger” in Terrace, II, 34; Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
great horse of the wizard Gandalf. [Br. Lit.: J. R. R. Tolkien Lord of the Rings]
the Lone Ranger’s trusty steed. [Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143–144; TV: Terrace, II, 34–35]
Odin’s eight-legged gray horse. [Norse Myth.: Benét, 937]
Tom Mix’s “Wonder Horse.” [Radio: “Tom Mix” in Buxton, 241–242]
Hopalong Cassidy’s faithful horse. [Cinema and TV: “Hopalong Cassidy” in Terrace, I, 369]
Roy Roger’s horse. [TV: “The Roy Rogers Show” in Terrace, II, 260]
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
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Horse
(dreams)The horse is a noble and powerful animal. As a dream symbol it can represent a wide range of positive thoughts and ideas about self or others. Depending on the details of the dream, horses can symbolize freedom, power, and sexual energy. At times, they can also be considered messengers, relaying information from the unconscious to the conscious, from the spiritual to the physical. If you are horseback riding it suggests that you are self-assured and feel a sense of control in your daily life. Old dream interpretation books say that the color of the horse is also significant. (Remember that this is based on superstition.) Black horses are said to point out delays; white horses reinforce the positive and transformative aspects of life; gray horses may point to the difficulties in the dreamer’s current situation; piebald horses are symbolic of confusion; brown horses are associated with mental pursuits; tan horses are said to be symbolic of love and sex.
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