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nonhorse en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + horse.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to horses.
    • Though nonhorse people might debate horses' intelligence—and, in truth, on an intelligence scale, other animals surpass them—once you have spent any amount of time with horses, you will likely be persuaded otherwise. 2006, Janet Barrett, On the Fence: A Parent's Handbook of Horseback Riding:

nonhorse en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + horse.

Meanings

  1. That which is not a horse.
    • Some intelligent things are not nonhorses (ie, some intelligent things are horses). 1993, Richard Henry Popkin, Avrum Stroll, Philosophy made simple:

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