Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the qualities most approved in a horse; in the manner of a good horse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to or relating to
horses ;horse-like ;equine . - adjective rare Having the
qualities most approved in ahorse . - adverb rare In the
manner of a good horse.
Etymologies
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From Middle English horsly, equivalent to horse + -ly.
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Examples
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Kin you stop fer orders when your nigh hind leg's over your trace an 'ye feel good of a frosty mornin'? "said Nip, who had only learned that trick last winter, and thought it was the crown of horsely knowledge.
The Day's Work - Volume 1 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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