noun
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horses collectively
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the flesh of a horse, esp edible horse meat
Etymology
Origin of horseflesh
Example Sentences
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In the chaotic tangle of dust, horseflesh and steel, finding an unexpected advantage was not difficult for those unyoked from scruple.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
Thanks to an eighth century papal order forbidding the consumption of horseflesh, horse bones rarely appear in medieval trash pits packed with cow, sheep, goat, and chicken bones.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
Elizabeth’s remedies for depression or bad times were work, fresh air and horseflesh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
So is it more that Iowa creates the momentum or that Iowa Democratic voters have tended to be pretty good judges of candidate horseflesh?
From Fox News ● Feb. 2, 2020
Underneath the cloying fragrance of the decaying flowers, the air was laced with the odors of gunpowder, damp hay, and the dusty musk of horseflesh.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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