Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- adjective Of or belonging to the family Equidae, which includes the horses, asses, and zebras.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse, or its structure, etc.; belonging to the horse kind; in a narrow sense, like a horse, as distinguished from an ass: as, equine and asinine genera, traits, etc.
- noun A horse; an animal of the horse family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to a
horse or horses - adjective Of or relating to any member or members of the genus
Equus . - noun Any horse or horse-like
animal , especially one of the genusEquus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling a horse
- noun hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
- adjective of or belonging to the family Equidae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Kathleen J.P. Tabor, an attorney from Elkridge who specializes in equine businesses and business law, said the Maryland horse industry has all but collapsed to the point that she considers leaving the specialty.
Ehrlich courts Md. farmers, horse industry Fredrick Kunkle 2010
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Fortunately, racing and drinking have always been inseparable and there are many tasty classics created in the name of equine pursuits that are far easier to pull off than the popular julep.
Beyond the Julep 2011
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But one does not need a masters degree in equine science to understand how painful this day was for the sport.
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He is unmarried and has always been interested in equine sport as
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Dressage, which means "training" in French, is sometimes described as equine ballet.
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Therapeutic riding instructors offer hippotherapy—also known as equine therapy—services to clients with autism, Down syndrome, spinal bifida, and many other physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities.
You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999
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Therapeutic riding instructors offer hippotherapy—also known as equine therapy—services to clients with autism, Down syndrome, spinal bifida, and many other physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities.
You’re Certifiable Joel Naftali Lee 1999
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The Washington Agriculture Department is advising horse owners in the state to monitor their animals for a highly contagious disease called equine herpes virus EHV-1.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The 43 horses there are survivors of abuse or abandonment and have been trained to work with special-needs children in a program called equine-assisted experiential learning.
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The facility has started a new type of therapy called equine assisted psychotherapy, where a patient will learn to care for a horse, and in turn, learn to care for him/her self.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2010
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Latin equinus, from equus horse; akin to Old English eoh horse, Greek hippos, Sanskrit aśva. Date: 1776.
February 28, 2009
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