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单词 light-horseman
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light-horseman

[ lahyt-hawrs-muhn ]
/ ˈlaɪtˌhɔrs mən /

noun, plural light-horse·men.

a light-armed cavalry soldier.

Origin of light-horseman

First recorded in 1540–50; light horse + man

Words nearby light-horseman

lightheaded, light heart, lighthearted, light heavyweight, light horse, light-horseman, lighthouse, lighthouse clock, lighthouse coffeepot, Lighthouse Point, lighthouse tube
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Example sentences from the Web for light-horseman

  • No epicure in England could pick a head with more glee and dexterity than they do that of a light-horseman.

    A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson|Watkin Tench
  • Estradiot, an Albanian dragoon or light-horseman, employed in the French army in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
  • Then we determined to run up to Buenos Aires, and with our light-horseman to take one of the pinnaces that rid at the town.

    The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell|Andrew Battell
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