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  • 61horse — I. noun (plural horses; also horse) Etymology: Middle English hors, from Old English; akin to Old High German hros horse Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a large solid hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the… …

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  • 62horse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equine; stallion, mare, colt, filly, foal, gelding; steed, mount; trotter, pacer, hackney; nag, hack, pony, charger, courser; dobbin, jennet; cavalry; sawhorse; bronco, mustang, cayuse; Arab. See… …

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  • 63horse — 1 noun 1 a large strong animal that people ride on and use for pulling heavy things 2 the horses informal horse races 3 straight from the horse s mouth if you hear something straight from the horse s mouth, you are told it by someone who has… …

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  • 64strong — adjective 1) Ben is a strong lad Syn: powerful, muscular, brawny, powerfully built, strapping, sturdy, burly, meaty, robust, athletic, tough, rugged, lusty, strong as an ox/horse; informal beefy, hunky, husky; dated stalwart …

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  • 65Horse Heaven Hills AVA — Infobox Wine Region name = Horse Heaven Hills AVA official name = other name = type = American Viticultural Area year = 2005 [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text idx?c=ecfr;sid=bff700d0bbb2a632948b70fe7e91d7d4;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1 …

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  • 66Horse of Copinsay — The Horse of Copinsay, also known as the Horse, is a rectangular sea stack to the north east of Copinsay in the Orkney Islands.NameThe Norse were fond of zoomorphising smaller islands for example, smaller islands lying off a larger one are often… …

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  • 67Horse Show Fountain — The Horse Show Fountain, also known as the Wright Bock Fountain, is located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The fountain, first erected in 1909, has been widely attributed to both sculptor Richard Bock and architect… …

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  • 68horse's neck — noun : a tall drink consisting of ginger ale or ginger ale and a liquor served iced in a large tumbler with a spiral of lemon peel hanging over the rim * * * a drink of whiskey and ginger ale, served with ice and garnished with a spiral of lemon… …

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  • 69horse fly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, esp. of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc. [1350 1400; ME horsfleeye] * * * ▪ insect  any member of the insect family Tabanidae (order Diptera), but more… …

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  • 70strong — adj 1. mighty, powerful, strong as a bull or horse or moose or lion, Herculean, Atlantean, Sl. packing a punch or wallop, Archaic. potential; muscular, sinewy, wiry, brawny, strapping, well built, athletic, musclebound; sturdy as an ox, burly,… …

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