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horselore

horselore noun: the folklore of horses; the knowledge of the behaviour of horses; the traditions of managing horses.

Noun

horselore (uncountable)

  1. The folklore of horses; the knowledge of the behaviour of horses; the traditions of managing horses.
    • Bakkus came steeped in horselore and confidently prophetic.1926, William John Locke, The Mountebank, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN
    • The younger mares torment the oldest and attempt to drive them from the mob for some inexplicable horse-lore instinct; perhaps they were separated to protect them.2014, Clive Thomas, Thursday's Child : Journeys Far and Wide in the Australian Outback, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN

Examples of horselore in a sentence

  • Topsell gives us some fine horselore, especially as to their love for their masters:— “Homer seemeth also to affirme that there are in Horsses divine qualityes, understanding things ...2013, John Ashton, Curious Creatures in Zoology, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN:
  • This man knows horselore and loves the horse with that personal affection which begets understanding.2010, William A. Owens, Three Friends: Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 117:

Origin of horselore

From horse + lore.

Questions about horselore

What does horselore mean?
Horselore means the folklore of horses; the knowledge of the behaviour of horses; the traditions of managing horses.
How do you use horselore in a sentence?
Topsell gives us some fine horselore, especially as to their love for their masters:— “Homer seemeth also to affirme that there are in Horsses divine qualityes, understanding things ...
What part of speech is horselore?
Horselore is a noun.

Words near horselore in the dictionary

  1. horselings
  2. horselitter
  3. horselitters
  4. horseload
  5. horseloads
  6. horselore
  7. horsely
  8. horseman
  9. horsemaning
  10. horsemanning
  11. Horsemans

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