ahorse
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ahorse
Example Sentences
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Tournaments began as rougher, less “gentlemanly” affairs in which competitors rode against each other with lances and then proceeded to fight with close-quarters weapons ahorse or on foot.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
Over one-half of this modern Army display was not afoot or ahorse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Japanese were there in force and they were mobile, ahorse, afoot and truck-fed.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was still ahorse, dreaming of a long hot soak, a roast fowl, and a featherbed, when the king's steward told him that Grand Maester Pycelle had convened an urgent meeting of the small council.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
When he was not ahorse, the only way to wear the thing was to wrap it around him several times, which made him look like a ball of striped fur.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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