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superhorse

noun

An extremely famous or talented horse, especially a racehorse

OriginEnglish horse ← Middle English hors ← Old English hors →

Scrabble 15

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Meanings

nounsuperhorse (plural superhorses)

plural superhorses

An extremely famous or talented horse, especially a racehorse
Matz was the trainer of Barbaro, the superhorse who won here in 2006 and took that fatal misstep two weeks later at the Preakness.
2008 May 4, William C. Rhoden, “Race Illustrates Brutal Side of Sport”, in New York Times

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*úp
Proto-Indo-European*upér
Proto-Italic*super
Latinsuper
Latinsuper-
Englishsuper-
Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
Proto-Indo-European*wers-
Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
Proto-Germanic*hrussą
Proto-West Germanic*hross
Old Englishhors
Middle Englishhors
Englishhorse
Englishsuperhorse

From super- + horse.

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APA

superhorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superhorse

MLA

“superhorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superhorse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superhorse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superhorse.

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