Horseflesh

2 definitions found

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

  Horseflesh \Horse"flesh`\, n.
     1. The flesh of horses.
  
     Syn: horsemeat.
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                The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. --Bacon.
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     2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a
        judge of horseflesh. [Colloq.]
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     {Horseflesh ore} (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in
        allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  horseflesh
       n : the flesh of horses as food [syn: {horsemeat}]