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equine, a. and n.|ˈiːkwaɪn, ɛ-|
[ad. L. equīnus, f. equus horse.]
a. adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse.
1778Learning at a Loss II. 7, I..made some feeble Efforts towards entering into an equine Conversation. 1801J. Barrow Trav. S. Africa I. iv. 260 It [the gnoo] partakes of the horse, the ox, the stag, and the antelope: the shoulders, body, thighs, and mane, are equine; the head completely bovine. 1850L. Hunt Autobiog. II. x. 41 His laugh was equine. 1862Lowell Biglow P. Ser. ii. 55 The mule is apt to forget all but the equine side of his pedigree. 1879G. Macdonald Sir Gibbie II. xiii. 230 It brought a lusty equine response from the farm.
b. n. A horse. Also, an equid.
1883Harper's Mag. Nov. 904/2 The contests were..more tightly fought out than by the trotting equines. 1909Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 4/2 One of the essential differences between the engineer's horse-power and the equine's effort is that a properly made engine..will give off its maximum effort for prolonged periods; but..this cannot be done by a horse. 1947J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. i. 9 The curious striped equines, known as zebras. |