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Webster 1913 Edition


Horseflesh

Horse′fleshˊ

(hôrs′flĕshˊ)
,
Noun.
1.
The flesh of horses.

Syn. – horsemeat.
The Chinese eat
horseflesh
at this day.
Bacon.
2.
Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse;
as, he is a judge of
horseflesh
.
[Colloq.]
Horseflesh ore
(Min.)
,
a miner’s name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.

Webster 1828 Edition


Horseflesh

HORSEFLESH

,
Noun.
The flesh of a horse.