horseflesh

American  

[hawrs-flesh] / ˈhɔrsˌflɛʃ /

noun

1. the flesh of a horse.

2. horses collectively, especially for riding, racing, etc.

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horseflesh British  

/ ˈhɔːsˌflɛʃ /

noun

1. horses collectively

2. the flesh of a horse, esp edible horse meat

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Etymology

Origin of horseflesh

First recorded in 1490–1500; horse + flesh

Example Sentences

S. Horseflesh, sir; he died of eating horseflesh, H. How came he to get so much horseflesh?

From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

Horseflesh was declared to be nutritious, and scientists demonstrated the valuable properties of gelatine.

From Heroes of Modern Europe by Birkhead, Alice

Horseflesh on the top of other trials had implanted the canker of despair in more than one sensitive soul.

From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.

Horseflesh is so marvelously cheap, that it is not taken so much care of as at home.

From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell

Horseflesh was consumed before the war in Germany, as in Belgium and France.

From The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War by Curtin, D. Thomas