† horselyadj.
Obsolete.
Of or pertaining to a horse; of the nature of a good horse.
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horselyc1386
chevaline1550
horsy1591
equinal1609
caballine1712
hippian1758
equine1778
hippic1846
c1386 G. Chaucer Squire's Tale 186 This hors..so horsly [v.r. horsely] and so quyk of eye.
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Horsly, or parteynynge to a horse, equarius.
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