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horseless

  • a word derived from horse.
    horse
    noun
    a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.

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“I was a horseless carriage until about 18 months ago, and I definitely saw the writing on the wall,” Aggarwal said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

A great many investors backed the wrong horseless carriages around a century ago and lost their money.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

Then Frederick decided they should get into the horseless carriage business themselves.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023

“Talking to you guys right now is pretty tough until you know he’s OK,” Baffert said in the horseless winner’s circle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2017

For example, in 1674 B.C., horses even enabled a foreign people, the Hyksos, to conquer then horseless Egypt and to establish themselves temporarily as pharaohs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond