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hippocausts

hippocausts is the plural of hippocaust.

Meaning of hippocaust

Noun

hippocaust (usually uncountable, plural hippocausts)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The ritual killing of a horse as an offering.

Questions about hippocausts

What is hippocausts the plural of?
Hippocausts is the plural of hippocaust.

Words near hippocausts in the dictionary

  1. hippocamposeptal
  2. hippocamps
  3. hippocampus
  4. hippocampuses
  5. hippocaust
  6. hippocausts
  7. hippocentaur
  8. hippocentaurs
  9. hippocephalic
  10. hippocoprosterol
  11. hippocras

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