HORSEFLESH

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The flesh of horses. The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. Bacon.

2.
n.

Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a judge of horseflesh. [Colloq.] Horseflesh ore (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.


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