stone-horse
stone-horse noun: a stallion.
Noun
stone-horse (plural stone-horses)
- A stallion.
- 'tis no ſmall Advantage to keep a Team of Mares for Breed: But where there is moſt Arable, and little Paſture-Land, Stone-Horses or Geldings are more neceſſary1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC
- […] three things ought always to be kept under: a mastiff dog, a stone horse and a clown; and really I think a snarling, cross-grained clown to be the most unlucky beast of three.1700, Timothy Nourse, Campania Foelix, pages 15–16
stone-horse meaning in Tamil
stone-horse in Tamil
- பொலி குதிரை
Forms of stone-horse
| plural | stone-horses |
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Questions about stone-horse
- What does stone-horse mean?
- Stone-horse means a stallion.
- What is stone-horse in Tamil?
- Stone-horse in Tamil is பொலி குதிரை. See Stone-horse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stone-horse?
- Stone-horse is a noun.
- What is the plural of stone-horse?
- The plural of stone-horse is stone-horses.
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