horsewomann.
/ˈhɔːsˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈhɔrsˌwʊmən/ A woman who rides on horseback; a female equestrian. Usually with qualifying adjective.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [noun] > female rider
horsewoman1564
equestriana1825
rideress1849
equestrienne1864
1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 43 Your mother was a good horse woman, and loued ridyng well, as any gentle woman that euer I knewe in my life.
a1627 T. Middleton Women beware Women ii. i, in 2 New Playes (1657) 107 Sh'ad need be a good horse-woman, and sit fast.
1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. vii. 142 His comments on Miss Crawford's great cleverness as a horse woman . View more context for this quotation
1887 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. I. xxi. 279 Miss Gilbert was a most accomplished horsewoman.
Derivatives
ˈhorsewomanship n. [after horsemanship n.]
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > on the part of a woman
horsewomanship1857
1857 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 24 332 Her excellent and bold horsewomanship attracted..admiration.
1882 ‘A. Thomas’ Allerton Towers II. vi. 105 A severe critic upon horsewomanship.
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