horsehood

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noun

the state or quality of being a horse

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Meanings

nounhorsehood (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe state or quality of being a horse

    He was still in the intermediate stage between horse and donkey, a natural mule still struggling up aspiringly toward perfect horsehood.

    1889, Grant Allen, Falling in Love
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    Why should that singing horse commonly called the nightingale, or that climbing horse hitherto known as the cat, fall down and worship you because of your horsehood?

    1916, G.K. Chesterton, The Crimes of England
  2. uncountableA piece of horsewear that covers the head of the horse, often also its neck and shoulders.

Origin

From horse + -hood.

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Translations

Finnish hevosuus, hevosen huppu
  • hevosuusstate or quality
  • hevosen huppupiece of horsewear
Cite this entry
APA

horsehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehood

MLA

“horsehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsehood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehood.

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