† ˈhalf-horse1Obs. A centaur. Hence † half-horsya., of the nature of a centaur. 1588Spenser Gnat 41 Th' halfe-horsy people, Centaures hight.1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. iv. 270 The brave Halfe-horse Phylerian Scout.1621G. Sandys Ovid's Met. ii. (1626) 38 It pleas'd the Halfe-horse to be so imploy'd.