Meanings
nounhippophagy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe eating of horsemeat.
...to introduce hippophagy in this country as an economic measure.
1907, John William Severin Gouley, Dining and Its Amenities2 more examples
In Berlin, as in Paris, hippophagy appears to be on the increase. At the present time as many as twenty horses a day are cut up for food.
1879, George Fleming, editor, The Veterinary JournalNot long after the advent of Christianity, Pope Gregory III forbade hippophagy because of its association with the worship of pagan gods.
2000, Tamra Andrews, Nectar & Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology
Origin
Translations
Esperanto hipofagio
- hipofagioTranslations
French hippophagie
- hippophagieTranslations
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