单词 | to horse |
释义 | > as lemmasto horse 17. to horse. extracted from horsen. a. To horseback, to mounting a horse; used absolutely as an order to mount. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > riding a horse (or other animal) [phrase] > order to mount to horsea1375 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1947 Whan þe gomes of grece were alle to horse, araied wel redi. a1400–50 Alexander 777 Ilk a hathill to hors [Dubl. to hys hors] hiȝis him be-lyue. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. i. 301 To horse, to horse, vrge doubts to them that feare. View more context for this quotation 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 106 As soone as the mules are grast, they must to horse againe, every man. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 72 ‘To horse’ Said Lady Ida; and fled at once. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. viii. 288 His trumpets had been heard sounding to horse through those quiet cloisters. b. Of a mare: to the stallion. See sense 1c. < as lemmas |
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