Part 5396

<blockquote>The Chinese eat <b>horseflesh</b> at this day. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; <as>as, he is a judge of <ex>horseflesh</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<cs><col>Horseflesh ore</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.</cd></cs>

<h1>Horsefly</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"fly`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Horseflies</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any dipterous fly of the family <spn>Tabanid\'91</spn>, that stings horses, and sucks their blood.</def>

<note>&hand; Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also <altname>breeze fly</altname>. See <i>Illust</i>. under <er>Diptera</er>, and <er>Breeze fly</er>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The horse tick or forest fly (<spn>Hippobosca</spn>).</def>

<h1>Horsefoot</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"foot`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Horsefeet</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The coltsfoot.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Limulus or horseshoe crab.</def>

<h1>Horse Guards</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse" Guards`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign.</def>

<cs><col>The Horse Guards</col>, <cd>a name given to the former headquarters of the commander in chief of the British army, at Whitehall in London.</cd></cs>

<h1>Horsehair</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"hair`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; a fabric or tuft made of such hairs.</def>

<cs><col>Horsehair worm</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the hair worm or gordius.</cd></cs>

<h1>Horsehead</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The silver moonfish (<spn>Selene vomer</spn>).</def>

<h1>Horsehide</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"hide`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The hide of a horse.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Leather made of the hide of a horse.</def>

<h1>Horse-jockey</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"-jock`ey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A professional rider and trainer of race horses.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A trainer and dealer in horses.</def>

<h1>Horseknop</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"knop`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Knapweed.</def>

<h1>Horselaugh</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"laugh`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw.</def>