Horsefoot
(Horse"foot`) n.; pl. Horsefeet
1. (Bot.) The coltsfoot.
2. (Zoöl.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.
Horse Guards
(Horse" Guards`) (Mil.) A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the
Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign.
The Horse Guards,
a name given to the former headquarters of the commander in chief of the British
army, at Whitehall in London.
Horsehair
(Horse"hair`) n. A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane
or tail taken collectively; a fabric or tuft made of such hairs.
Horsehair worm (Zoöl.),
the hair worm or gordius.
Horsehead
(Horse"head`) n. (Zoöl.) The silver moonfish
Horsehide
(Horse"hide`) n.
1. The hide of a horse.
2. Leather made of the hide of a horse.
Horse-jockey
(Horse"-jock`ey) n.
1. A professional rider and trainer of race horses.
2. A trainer and dealer in horses.
Horseknop
(Horse"knop`) n. (Bot.) Knapweed.
Horselaugh
(Horse"laugh`) n. A loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw. Pope.
Horse-leech
(Horse"-leech`) n.
1. (Zoöl.) A large blood-sucking leech of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of
horses.
2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.
Horse-leechery
(Horse"-leech`er*y) n. The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the diseases
of horses.
Horse-litter
(Horse"-lit`ter) n. A carriage hung on poles, and borne by and between two horses. Milton.
Horseman
(Horse"man) n.; pl. Horsemen
1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.
2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies,
noted for running very swiftly. (b) A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the light-horseman (E.
lanceolatus).