horse-litter
horse-litter is the alternative form of horse litter.
Meaning of horse litter
Noun
horse litter (plural horse litters)
- A litter pulled or borne by one horse or borne on poles borne by two or more horses.
- Synonym of horsecart, particularly in contexts for carrying the injured or deceased in early cart ambulances or hearses.
- Synonyms:
- horsecart, particularly in contexts for carrying the injured or deceased in early cart ambulances or hearses
- Straw or similar litter used for horses' rest or, once mixed with horse urine and excrement, as a waste product or fertilizer.
Forms of horse-litter
| plural | horse-litters |
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Questions about horse-litter
- What is horse-litter the alternative form of?
- Horse-litter is the alternative form of horse litter.
Words near horse-litter in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: horse-litter (page history and authors); horse litter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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