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troop horses

troop horses is the plural of troop horse.

Meaning of troop horse

Noun

troop horse (plural troop horses)

  1. A cavalry horse.
    • I rode past the gate of Leamington barracks.—Do you recollect anything, Fletcher, here?—I saw the old stables, in which I had fagged over a splashed troop horse for many a weary hour.1819, Charles Edwards, “Letters (Posthumous) of Charles Edwards, Esq., No. II.”, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 15, number 87 (April 1824), Edinburgh: William Blackwood, page 391
    Synonyms:
    charger, trooper

Questions about troop horses

What is troop horses the plural of?
Troop horses is the plural of troop horse.

Words near troop horses in the dictionary

  1. troons out
  2. troop
  3. troop carrier
  4. troop carriers
  5. troop horse
  6. troop horses
  7. troop ship
  8. troop the color
  9. troop the colour
  10. troop the colours
  11. troope

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