Horse

Morpheme

Horse

Type

free base

Denotation

four-legged hoofed mammal used for riding and pulling loads

Etymology

Middle English horsen, horse, hors; Old English horsian, ġehorsian, hors

Evidence

ahorse, antihorse, battlehorse, behorsed, boathorse, carthorse, clotheshorse, coachhorse, darkhorse, dishorse, forehorse, horse, horseapple, horseback, horsebalm, horsebarn, horseboat, horsebound, horsebox, horsebreader, horsebreaker, horsebrush, horseburger, horsecar, horsecart, horsecloth, horsecollar, horsecraft, horsecrap, horsed, horsedom, horseface, horseflesh, horsemeat, horsemint, horsemonger, horsenettle, horseplay, horseradish, horserake, horserider, horses, horseskin, horseway, horseweed, horsey, horsing, racehorse, sawhorse, seahorse, showhorse, snowhorse, superhorse, underhorsed, unhorse, warhorse, waterhorse, wheelhorse, Whitehorse, workhorse, yardhorse

Notes

homophone of Hoarse