† well-horsen.Obsoleterare a horse that turns the windlass of a well.
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mill-horsec1443
mill-jade1612
whip-horse1677
gin-horse1693
whim-horse1759
well-horse1894
1894 G. MeredithLet. 2 Jan. (1912) II. 461 I am under an engagement..to deliver a novel in the Spring, and have to go the round of a well-horse daily.