horseflesh

noun

Etymology

From horse + flesh.

  1. derived from *pleh₁ḱ- — “to tear, peel off
  2. inherited from *flaiski
  3. inherited from *flaiski
  4. inherited from flǣsċ
  5. inherited from flesh
  6. compounded as horseflesh — “horse + flesh

Definitions

  1. The flesh of a horse

    The flesh of a horse; horsemeat.

    • Do they take to the cooking of horseflesh in ragoûts, emincés, and cheval à la mode without a tinge of disgust?
  2. Horses collectively, with reference to driving, riding, or racing.

    • He is a good judge of horseflesh.
  3. Bahama mahogany, wood from species Lysiloma sabicu and Lysiloma latisiliquum.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Of the colour of horseflesh

      Of the colour of horseflesh; of a peculiar reddish-brown hue.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for horseflesh. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA