ahorse

[ uh-hawrs ]

adjective, adverb
  1. on horseback: to escape ahorse.

Origin of ahorse

1
First recorded in 1855–60; a-1 + horse

Words Nearby ahorse

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How to use ahorse in a sentence

  • They're ahorse, and they should arrive in three hours and you can't possibly escape.

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • It had gone from bad to worse since then, and travelling on it these days either ahorse or afoot had become very unpleasant.

    Lord Tony's Wife | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • From every side, there was the sound of an arrival of men, both on foot and ahorse.

    The Treasure of Pearls | Gustave Aimard
  • He then said that he could not very well give me ahorse, "with saddle and bridle also."

    The Purple Land | W. H. Hudson
  • Need it be said that Kenneth Montagu was ahorse and after the coach within a few minutes.

    A Daughter of Raasay | William MacLeod Raine