Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Apt to start; skittish; shy: said of horses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Apt to start; skittish; shy; -- said especially of a horse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective colloquial Apt to
start in fright;skittish ;shy ; said especially of ahorse .
Etymologies
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start + -ish
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