horse sorrel
1horse sorrel — noun 1. : a European water dock (Rumex hydrolapathum) 2. : sheep sorrel 1 …
2Sorrel (horse) — A Chestnut or Sorrel horse Sorrel is an alternative word for one of the most common equine coat colors in horses. While the term is usually used to refer to a copper red shade of chestnut, in some places it is used generically in place of… …
3sorrel — Ⅰ. sorrel [1] ► NOUN ▪ an edible plant of the dock family with arrow shaped leaves and a bitter flavour. ORIGIN Old French sorele; related to SOUR(Cf. ↑sourness). Ⅱ. sorrel [2] ► NOUN …
4Sorrel — Sor rel, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See {Sear}, a., and cf. {Sorel}.] Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel… …
5sorrel — sorrel1 [sôr′əl, sär′əl] n. [ME sorel < OFr surele < Frank * sur; akin to OHG sur, SOUR] 1. any of various short, coarse weeds (genus Rumex) of the buckwheat family, with sour, edible leaves: see DOCK3 2. WOOD SORREL sorrel2 [sôr′əl,… …
6horse — horseless, adj. horselike, adj. /hawrs/, n., pl. horses, (esp. collectively) horse, v., horsed, horsing, adj. n. 1. a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties …
7sorrel — sorrel1 /sawr euhl, sor /, n. 1. light reddish brown. 2. a horse of this color, often with a light colored mane and tail. adj. 3. of the color sorrel. [1400 50; late ME < OF sorel, equiv. to sor brown ( < Gmc) + el dim. suffix; see ELLE] sorrel2… …
8horse — 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… …
9Horse — For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation). Domestic horse …
10Horse markings — These young horses, though all the same color, exhibit uniquely different markings, which can be used to identify individual horses …
