horse

Noun
  1. Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times (synset 102377103)
    is a type of: equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
    subtypes:
    • roan - a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
    • stable companion, stablemate - a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
    • gee-gee - a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
    • dawn horse, eohippus - earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal
    • mesohippus - North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses
    • protohippus - Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
    • male horse - the male of species Equus caballus
    • female horse, mare - female equine animal
    • mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only
    • pony - a range horse of the western United States
    • polo pony - a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo
    • wild horse - undomesticated or feral domestic horse
    • hack - a horse kept for hire
    • hack, jade, nag, plug - an old or over-worked horse
    • pony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
    • bangtail, race horse, racehorse - a horse bred for racing
    • steeplechaser - a horse trained to run in steeplechases
    • stalking-horse - a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
    • harness horse - horse used for pulling vehicles
    • workhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
    • post horse, post-horse, poster - a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
    • pacer - a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
    • high stepper, stepper - a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
    • chestnut - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
    • liver chestnut - a solid dark brown horse
    • bay - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
    • sorrel - a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
    • palomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail
    • pinto - a spotted or calico horse or pony
    member holonym: foal - a young horse
    belongs to: equus, genus equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
    has:
    • encolure - the mane of a horse
    • horseback - the back of a horse
    • horse's foot - the hoof of a horse
    • withers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
    • gaskin - lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
    • poll - the part of the head between the ears
    • horseflesh, horsemeat - the flesh of horses as food
    same as: equus caballus
  2. A padded gymnastic apparatus on legs (synset 103543217)
    is a type of: exerciser, gymnastic apparatus - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
    subtypes:
    • pommel horse, side horse - a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end
    • buck, long horse, vaulting horse - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
    same as: gymnastic horse
  3. Troops trained to fight on horseback (synset 108414813)
    "500 horse led the attack"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively
    member holonym: cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit
    same as: cavalry, horse cavalry
  4. A framework for holding wood that is being sawed (synset 104147696)
    is a type of: frame, framework - a structure supporting or containing something
    subtypes: trestle - sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
    same as: buck, sawbuck, sawhorse
  5. A chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse;
    Can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) (synset 103629976)
    referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
    is a type of: chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
    same as: knight
Verb
  1. Provide with a horse or horses (synset 201186591)
    is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
    subtypes: remount - provide with fresh horses

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