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The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.

de (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.

-- Fore piece, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress. -- Fore plane, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a jack plane and a smoothing plane. Knight. -- Fore reading, previous perusal. [Obs.] Hales. -- Fore rent, in Scotland, rent payable before a crop is ga…

All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.

ymnastic. [Obs.] Have they not swordplayers, and every sort Of gymnic artists, wrestlers, riders, runners Milton.

p at a distance. -- To hold on, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. -- To hold one's day, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- To hold one's own. (a) To keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a ship holds her own whe…

cility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.

A professional rider and trainer of race horses.

A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.

A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back of an elephant, for the rider or riders. [Written also houdah.]

A professional rider of horses in races. Addison.

a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.

To throw out with a jerk or quickly. He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider throws. Dryden.

Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse. B. Jonson.

Deep mud; wet, spongy earth. Chaucer. He his rider from the lofty steed Would have cast down and trod in dirty mire. Spenser. Mire crow (Zoöl.), the pewit, or laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.] -- Mire drum, the European bittern. [Prov. Eng.]

One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider.

A hard rider. [Obs.]

A sort of apple. [Obs.] Rider's Dict. (1640).

To burst pot, as a bud or shoot. To push on, to drive or urge forward; to hasten. The rider pushed on at a rapid pace. Sir W. Scott.

A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the reders can assist in the propulsion.