单词 | headless horse |
释义 | > as lemmasheadless horse headless horse n. an apparition in the form of a horse with no head; cf. headless horseman n. ΚΠ 1713 J. Gay Wife of Bath iii. i. 26 Many a dark Night have I seen the Headless Horse, and have had the Honour to Converse with the Queen of the Fairies. 1811 Weekly Visitor 11 May 5/2 He..was returning, by moonlight, petrified with fear and endeavouring to whistle away from remembrance the story of the Tall Woman in white, and her Headless Horse. 1903 Quiver 979/1 Among the dread superstitions of our forefathers, a headless horse..stopping before a door and striking it with his hoof, as a sure sign of coming death, was one of the weirdest. 2006 V. Khatri True Ghosts & Spooky Incidents 107 The horrible sight of a headless horse galloping across the moors near Calverley Hall in West Yorkshire has scared quite a number of people. < as lemmas |
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