light horse
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of light horse
First recorded in 1525–35
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I took a shot and Willy is a light horse, but he looked like a superstar in the lane.”
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2012
He moved his light horse toward Haldon’s mountains.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The late Mr. Charles Mathews made his first appearance in public, at the Theatre Royal, Richmond, as Richmond in Richard III., wearing the helmet and jacket of a modern light horse soldier.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary
Their excellencies the governor and commander-in-chief were escorted by a body of West Chester light horse, under the command of Captain Delavan.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by Faris, John T. (John Thomson)
I wished to look at those eyes in the portrait of Sobieski's terrible colonel of light horse.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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