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horseflesh en · ADJ

Etymology

From horse + flesh.

Meanings

  1. Of the colour of horseflesh; of a peculiar reddish-brown hue.

Forms

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horseflesh en · NOUN

Etymology

From horse + flesh.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The flesh of a horse; horsemeat.
    • Do they take to the cooking of horseflesh in ragoûts, emincés, and cheval à la mode without a tinge of disgust? 1870 December 10, “The Ombibus Dinner”, in Charles Dickens, Jun., editor, All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal., volume V, London: […] Messrs. Chapman and Hall, […], published 1871, page 43, column 1:
  2. (uncountable) Horses collectively, with reference to driving, riding, or racing.
    • He is a good judge of horseflesh.
  3. (uncountable) Bahama mahogany, wood from species Lysiloma sabicu and Lysiloma latisiliquum.

Forms

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Deriveds

horseflesh ore