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horse-whispering en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Any of various gentle techniques of training or breaking horses.
  2. (uncountable) A purported magical ability enabling one to speak to horses or to have control over horses through whispering.
    • A little known magic gift among the Irish and Scottish peoples was that of "horse-whispering" or charming, although this art is also known to the gipsies of Europe and in South America. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 215: