fore-horsen.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːhɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrˌhɔrs/

Etymology: < fore- prefix + horse n.

The foremost horse in a team, ‘leader’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > team of > lead horse in

fore-horse1480

leader1699

1483 Fun. Edw. IV in Lett. & Papers Rich. III (Rolls) I. 7 Upon the fore horse, and the thil horse sat ij chariot men.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B2^v They wore beesoms of Thrift in their Hats like fore horsses.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 28 None of his fellows had cause to repent that he rode upon the forehorsse.

1719 Free-thinker No. 144. 2 The Nobleman is but the Fore-Horse in the Team.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 188 The fore-horse decked with ribbons.

figurative and in extended use.a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 30 I shal stay here the for-horse to a smocke. 1661 Pagitt's Heresiogr. (ed. 6) 177 [He useth this passage] as the fore-horse or leading Authority, to bring in whatsoever Calumnies he pleaseth afterward.1816 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 290 The fore-horse of this frightful team is public debt.attributive.1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 123 A forehors bridelle.1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker v. i. I iij Have I not borrow'd the fore Horse-bells his Plumes, and braveries?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fore-horse
释义	fore-horsen. Brit. /ˈfɔːhɔːs/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌhɔrs/ Etymology: < fore- prefix + horse n. The foremost horse in a team, ‘leader’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > team of > lead horse in fore-horse1480 leader1699 1483 Fun. Edw. IV in Lett. & Papers Rich. III (Rolls) I. 7 Upon the fore horse, and the thil horse sat ij chariot men. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B2^v They wore beesoms of Thrift in their Hats like fore horsses. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 28 None of his fellows had cause to repent that he rode upon the forehorsse. 1719 Free-thinker No. 144. 2 The Nobleman is but the Fore-Horse in the Team. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 188 The fore-horse decked with ribbons. figurative and in extended use.a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 30 I shal stay here the for-horse to a smocke. View more context for this quotation1661 Pagitt's Heresiogr. (ed. 6) 177 [He useth this passage] as the fore-horse or leading Authority, to bring in whatsoever Calumnies he pleaseth afterward.1816 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 290 The fore-horse of this frightful team is public debt.attributive.1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 123 A forehors bridelle.1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker v. i. I iij Have I not borrow'd the fore Horse-bells his Plumes, and braveries? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1480
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