jibby-horsen.
/ˈdʒɪbɪhɔːs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪbiˌhɔrs/ (See quot. a1825.)
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > one who is showily or fancily dressed
jibby-horse1601
frippery1877
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > show or circus horse
jibby-horse1601
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liberty horse1853
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c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 192/2 Gybbe, horse, mandicus.]
1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxxvi. sig. X8v Knowledge disdaines the rattles and gibby horses of the world.
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Jibby-horse, a showman's horse decorated with particolored trappings, plumes, etc. It is sometimes transferred to a human subject.
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