Bucephalus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bucephalus \Bu*ceph"a*lus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., ox-headed;
     ? ox + ? head.]
     1. The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] --Sir W. Scott.


        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]