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horsewoman|ˈhɔːsˌwʊmən| A woman who rides on horseback; a female equestrian. Usually with qualifying adj.
1564–78W. Bullein Dial. agst. Pest. (1888) 58 Your mother was a good horsewoman, and loued ridyng well as any gentlewoman that euer I knewe in my life. 1626Middleton Wom. Beware Wom. ii. i, Sh'ad need be a good horsewoman, and sit fast. 1814Jane Austen Mansf. Park vii, His comments on Miss Crawford's great cleverness as a horsewoman. 1887Frith Autobiog. I. xxi. 279 Miss Gilbert was a most accomplished horsewoman. Hence ˈhorsewomanship.
1857Tait's Mag. XXIV. 332 Her excellent and bold horsewomanship attracted..admiration. 1882‘Annie Thomas’ Allerton Towers II. vi. 105 A severe critic upon horsewomanship. |