à cheval
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of à cheval
literally: on horseback
Example Sentences
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If his wife rides out, he attends her à cheval.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
Not that Hugot was by any means a noted hunter—quite the contrary—nor a warrior neither, notwithstanding he had been a chasseur à cheval, and wore such fierce moustachios.
From The Boy Hunters by Unknown
It was caused by a movement of the Gendarmerie à cheval, who were clearing the way for the approaching procession.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
The latter she distributed à cheval, with one en plein on the number eighteen.
From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William
What an effect has been missed by not bringing them in on real horses, and giving them a quartette or a sestette à cheval, with a solo for the Captain!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890 by Various
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