horsecloth

American  

[hawrs-klawth, -kloth] / ˈhɔrsˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun

plural

horsecloths

1. a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.

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Etymology

Origin of horsecloth

First recorded in 1520–30; horse + cloth

Example Sentences

Betty drew her down beside her under the horsecloth and threw her arms round her; Victoria's body was cold as ice.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel

So he, seeing that he might not rid himself of his father save by the granting of a gift, and being desirous above all that he should part, bade his son to fetch this horsecloth.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

Darfour hugged the horsecloth in ecstasy that he should never again be cold at night. 

From Letters from Egypt by Ross, Janet

Then he bestowed on his grandfather one half of the sundered horsecloth.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

Going towards the stable, he met the white-legged chestnut, Mahotin's Gladiator, being led to the race-course in a blue forage horsecloth, with what looked like huge ears edged with blue.

From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance