sorrel horse

noun

A certain breed of horse with a burnt orange coat, very similar to but sometimes distinguished from chestnut horses by a distinctive tail and mane.

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Meanings

nounsorrel horse (plural sorrel horses)

plural sorrel horses · alternative sorrel

  1. A certain breed of horse with a burnt orange coat, very similar to but sometimes distinguished from chestnut horses by a distinctive tail and mane.

Origin

By surface analysis, sorrel + horse, named after the color, not the plant.

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APA

sorrel horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrel%20horse

MLA

“sorrel horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrel%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorrel horse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrel%20horse.

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