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horse-drench

horse-drench noun: a dose of medicine for a horse.

Noun

horse-drench (plural horse-drenches)

  1. (archaic) A dose of medicine for a horse.
    • The most soueraigne Prescription in Galen, is but Emperickqutique; and to this Preseruatiue, of no better report
      then a Horse-drench.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (archaic) The appliance by which the dose is administered.

Forms of horse-drench

pluralhorse-drenches

Questions about horse-drench

What does horse-drench mean?
Horse-drench means a dose of medicine for a horse.
What part of speech is horse-drench?
Horse-drench is a noun.
What is the plural of horse-drench?
The plural of horse-drench is horse-drenches.

Words near horse-drench in the dictionary

  1. horse-collar
  2. horse-collars
  3. horse-comb
  4. horse-combs
  5. horse-drawn
  6. horse-drench
  7. horse-drenches
  8. horse-faced
  9. horse-flies
  10. horse-fly
  11. horse-godmother

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