Meanings
nounnonhorse (plural nonhorses)
plural nonhorses
- That which is not a horse.
Some intelligent things are not nonhorses (ie, some intelligent things are horses).
1993, Richard Henry Popkin, Avrum Stroll, Philosophy made simple
adjectivenonhorse (not comparable)
- not comparableNot of or pertaining to horses.
Though nonhorse people might debate horses' intelligence—and, in truth, on an intelligence scale, other animals surpass them—once you have spent any amount of time with horses, you will likely be persuaded otherwise.
2006, Janet Barrett, On the Fence: A Parent's Handbook of Horseback Riding
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nonhorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhorse
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“nonhorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhorse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonhorse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhorse.
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