French) a small amount of food, usually cold, served before the main part of a meal JF B /jMfe; JF 1XS:

—                compare starter(I)

horse On* /hois; NAmE hairs/ noun, verb m noun 1 a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long thick hair on its neck) and a tail. Horses are used for riding on, pulling carriages, etc. s,: He mounted his horse and rode off.  o a horse and cart

—                ^ S, ^ — see also colt(1), filly, foal, gelding,

mare, stallion 2 the horses [pi.] (informal) horse racing : He lost a lot of money on the horses (= by gambling on races).      3= vault­

ing horse — see also clothes horse, hobby horse, Quarter Horse, rocking horse, sea horse,

STALKING HORSE, TROJAN HORSE, WHITE HORSES

IRBl (straight) from the horse’s mouth (informaf) (of information fgJ,) given by sb who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate   Rjflllft hold

your 'horses (informal) used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited that they take action without thinking about it first JeL t# ; if A .horses for 'courses (BrE) the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks A # ft This

expression refers to the fact that horses race better on a track that suits them.          i

a one, two, three, etc. horse race a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning ‘X

( i5cwh\ ) pa (mmx)   ^

) you can lead/,take a horse to water, but you .can’t make It 'drink (saying) you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to $S,iS7jc j§, jgS,tA7K)(fl; X/IA MAfft&A; i£4^i£7jc,     —more

at BACK V., BARN /7., CART /I., CHANGE V., DARK adj., DRIVE V., EAT, FLOG, GIFT /?., HIGH adj., STABLE DOOR /?.,

wild adj., wish n.

a verb .horse a bout/a'round (informal) to play in

a way that is noisy and not very careful so that you could hurt sb or damage sth #] |ig ; if SI PTI71 fool around

horse-back /'haisbaek; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun, adj. mnoun on horseback sitting on a horse; using horses JJt H S,;      a soldier on horseback itH

3lft±£

■ adj. [only before noun] sitting on a horse Tt U (ft : a horseback tour         ► horse-back adv. : to ride

horseback its,

'horseback riding noun [u] (NAmE) = riding(I) horse-box /‘haisbDks; NAmE 'hairsbaiks/ noun (BrE) a vehicle for transporting horses in, sometimes pulled behind another vehicle jgs,^; Xf£ ^ — see also

HORSE TRAILER

.horse 'chestnut noun 1 a large tall tree with spreading branches, white or pink flowers and nuts that grow inside cases which are covered with spikes s, H ; A P+ M — see also chestnut 2 the smooth brown nut of the horse chestnut tree A Iff M (ft M ^

—                compare conker(I)

horse-drawn adj. [only before noun] (of a vehicle pulled by a horse or horses

horse-flesh /'haisflej; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun [U] horses, especially when being bought or sold ( X Xh A M (ft )

horse-fly /'haisflai; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun (pi. -ies) a large fly that bites horses and cows it horse-hair /'haishea(r); NAmE 'hairsher/ noun [U] hair from the mane or tail of a horse, used in the past for filling mattresses, chairs, etc. RjM,          ( 10

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horse-man /'haisman; NAmE ‘hairs-/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) a rider on a horse; a person who can ride horses       Rj (ft A: a good horseman ft

—                see also horsewoman

horse-man-ship /‘haismanjip; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun [U] skill in riding horses S,A;

horse-play /'haisplei; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun [U] rough noisy play in which people push or hit each other for

fun iturn

horse-power /'hoispaoa(r); NAmE 'hairs-/ noun [C, U] (pi. horse-power) (abbr. h.p.) a unit for measuring the power of an engine 2,fj (    ) : a powerful car

with a 170 horsepower engine  170 5,;h(ft ATfr

'horse race noun a race between horses with riders

m

'horse racing noun [u] a sport in which horses with riders race against each other  — picture o

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horse rad ish /'haisraedij; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun [U] 1 a hard white root vegetable that has a taste like pepper mg 2 (BrE also .horseradish 'sauce) a sauce made from horseradish, that is eaten with meat Xg ^ : roast beef and horseradish 'horse riding noun [u] (BrE) = riding(I) horse-shoe /'haisjui; 'haiJXui; NAmE 'hairX-; 'hairs-/ noun (also shoe) 1 a piece of curved iron that is attached with nails to the bottom of a horse’s foot. A horseshoe is often used as a symbol of good luck. S,

) 2 anything shaped like a horseshoe   a horseshoe bend in the river M

'horse-trading noun [U] the activity of discussing busi­ness with sb using clever or secret methods in order to reach an agreement that suits you Xf (fti^JI;     '

¥lft£^

'horse trailer noun (NAmE) a vehicle for transporting horses in, pulled by another vehicle      jz^XSi^

—                see also horsebox

horse-whip /'haiswip; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun, verb m noun a long stick with a long piece of leather attached to the end that is used to control or train horses a verb (-pp-) [VN] to beat sb with a horsewhip ^^,11X4X1

(A)

horse-woman /'haiswuman; NAmE 'hairs-/ noun (pi. -women /-wimrn/) a woman rider on a horse; a woman who can ride horses well s, [ft ; |c9f¥-; jjrp: a good horsewoman {£% horsey (also horsy) /'haisi; NAmE 'hairsi/ adj. 1 inter­ested in and involved with horses or horse racing (ft; gH-Bjfft 2 connected with horses; like a horse Xi ^ ^ A W5, (ft: She had a long, horsey face. M W—

horti cul ture /'haitikAltX0(r); NAmE 'hairt-/ noun [u] the study or practice of growing flowers, fruit and vege­tables m z£ ^ ; ® X : a college of agriculture and horticulture fe zL @ X ^ ^ — compare gardening at garden v. ► horti-cul-tural /.haiti'kAltJaral; NAmE.hairt-/ adj.: a horticultural show        horti-cul-tur-al-ist,

horticulturist noun

hosanna (also hos-annah) /hau'zaena; NAmE hou-/ exclamation used in worship to express praise, joy and love for God, especially in the Christian and Jewish religions fP»,         ( AXit£

^(ft^Pf^;^ ) ► hos anna noun hose /hauz; NAmE houz/ noun, verb m noun 1 (also hose-pipe /'haozpaip; NAmE 'houz-/) [C, U] (BrE) a long tube made of rubber, plastic, etc., used for putting water onto fires, gardens, etc. ( AA.

Tfcjfcff?: a garden hose

Wtf 0 a length of hose —         — picture o garden

—                see also fire hose 2 [pi.] = hosiery 3 [pi.] trousers/

pants that fit tightly over the legs, worn by men in the past ( IBBTlft ) doublet and hose

m verb [VN] to wash or pour water on sth using a hose

( ^$7k ) : Firemen hosed the burning car.    QESg ,hose

sth~'down to wash sth using a hose T3 ^ 7JC If /41

m

ho siery /'hauziari; NAmE 'hou3ari/ (also hose) noun [U] used especially in shops/stores as a word for tights,