horseflesh
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How to use horseflesh in a sentence
Rove is a master tactician, but not necessarily a great judge of political horseflesh.
Terry and the Queen have something very passionate between them: horseflesh.
The menu at the principal hotel, where I dined, would (if it had been printed) have consisted of one item—horseflesh.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungAt the time of the surrender the last flask of powder was exhausted, and the garrison had long been living on horseflesh.
The Cornet of Horse | G. A. HentyPolo is very popular and Buenos Aires has its own Hurlingham, and good horseflesh can be obtained more cheaply than at home.
Argentina | W. A. Hirst
If horseflesh can be depended on, it is a very favourite and strengthening food, and may be given.
Our Cats and All About Them | Harrison WeirThe mimicry, it should be said, extends further than to the sense of beauty in horseflesh simply.
The Theory of the Leisure Class | Thorstein Veblen
British Dictionary definitions for horseflesh
/ (ˈhɔːsˌflɛʃ) /
horses collectively
the flesh of a horse, esp edible horse meat
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