horseflesh
[hawrs-flesh]
Origin of horseflesh
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Examples from the Web for horseflesh
Contemporary Examples
Terry and the Queen have something very passionate between them: horseflesh.
Historical Examples
But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
It was the most magnificent display of horseflesh I have ever seen.
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
Well, Merl, what do you say to Sir Spencer's taste in horseflesh?
The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)Charles James Lever
In all his years of dealing in horseflesh, this trade interested him deeply.
David Lannarck, MidgetGeorge S. Harney
There thralls were boiling the horseflesh in pots over the fire.
Viking TalesJennie Hall
horseflesh
- horses collectively
- the flesh of a horse, esp edible horse meat
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