Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being horsy.
- noun Special interest in horses, especially in horse-racing; a disposition to devote one's time and thoughts to horse-breeding or horse-racing, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The condition or quality of being a horse; that which pertains to a horse.
- noun Fondness for, or interest in, horses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being, or resembling, a
horse . - noun
Fondness for, or interest in, horses.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He is said to be 'horsy,' but the same may be said of her, though as yet her 'horsiness' has not become an absorbing passion, nor is it likely to be.
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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Perhaps an explanation of the "horsiness" of the day might be sought in some pre-Christian sacrifice of steeds.
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Clement A. Miles
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I had theories of snobbery, but the truth is their horsiness is pretty much the only thing that interests me about the English upper class.
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I had theories of snobbery, but the truth is their horsiness is pretty much the only thing that interests me about the English upper class.
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Linnea enjoyed the horsiness, but we drove around the shady side of town and all got quite chilly.
Holiday! ailbhe 2005
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Instead, she had boyish limbs and a decided horsiness to her features, much like the Kennedy women.
A Dollar Short Karin Gillespie 2005
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Instead, she had boyish limbs and a decided horsiness to her features, much like the Kennedy women.
A Dollar Short Karin Gillespie 2005
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Instead, she had boyish limbs and a decided horsiness to her features, much like the Kennedy women.
A Dollar Short Karin Gillespie 2005
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The "galloping star" she claimed as her own on account of its presumed horsiness.
Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Cynthia Stockley
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Although his evening-dress was perfect in every detail, he conveyed a subtle suggestion of horsiness.
Uneasy Money 1928
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