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单词 horseness
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horsenessn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: horse n., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < horse n. + -ness suffix, after ancient Greek ἱππότης.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorseness.
The abstract quality of a horse.Apparently an isolated use.
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1864 Q. Rev. July 72 ‘I see a horse’, said Antisthenes to Plato, ‘but I do not see horseness’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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