Meanings
nounhorse engine (plural horse engines)
plural horse engines
- historicalSynonym of horse power (“machine driven by a horse”).
In that era, all of the milling for this village was done in this mill by the aid of a horse engine.
Synonyms: horse power
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of horse power (“machine driven by a horse”).
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horse engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20engine
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“horse engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20engine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse engine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20engine.
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