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ˈhorse-master
One who owns or manages horses; also, a horse-breaker.
1523Fitzherb. Husb. §120 A Horse-mayster is he, that bieth wylde horses, or coltes, and bredeth theym, and selleth theym agayne wylde, or breaketh parte of them, and maketh theym tame, and then selleth them. 1567Triall Treas. (1850) 22 Suche horse maisters will make a colte quickely tame. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 249 Of the greatest Horse-masters and nourishers of Horses. 1766W. Smith tr. Bouquet's Exp. (1868) 43 Four divisions..of pack⁓horses, each conducted by a horse master. 1897Cavalry Tactics ii. 8 The good horse master in stables is much more likely to be a good horse master under any circumstances. |