hippomanicadj.
/ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈmanɪk/, U.S. /ˌhɪpoʊˈmænɪk/, /ˌhɪpəˈmænɪk/ rare.† 1. Probably: resembling a mad horse in being wild or uncontrollable. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 668/1 The wind of their [sc. the Whigs] breath..like the fabled impregnation of the classical mares, by the afflation of Zephyrus, has engendered these monsters [sc. radical reformers]. This Hippomanic progeny have a strong resemblance to their origin.
2. Full of or characterized by passionate enthusiasm for horses or equestrian sports and activities. Cf. hippomaniac adj. 2.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > relating to or having irrational love or desire
hydromaniacal1855
ghoulish1862
dipsomaniacal1865
dipso1880
dipsomaniac1896
urolagnic1906
hippomanic1963
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [adjective] > relating to excessive fondness for horses
hippomanic1963
1963 Listener 7 Feb. 260/3 The splendidly hippomanic girl..who met her future husband after a toss in the hunting-field.
1992 R. Goddard Hand in Glove iii. x. 255 She was sorting through the show-jumping rosettes Samantha had accumulated during her hippomanic early teens.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1823