单词 | bell-horse |
释义 | > as lemmasbell-horse bell-horse n. a horse wearing a bell or bells, esp. a horse adorned with bells, flowers, ribbons, etc. to celebrate the advent of May; the leading horse of a pack-train. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > pack-horse > leader of train of bell-horse1775 madrina1835 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 337 But they [sc. the Choctaw Indians]..stole one of the bell horses. 1891 Harper's Mag. Nov. 890/1 The pack trains consisted of a ‘bell-horse’ and boy, and six horses following. < as lemmas |
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