单词 | hippophagous |
释义 | hippophagousadj. Now rare. Given to or characterized by the eating of horsemeat; of or relating to the eating of horsemeat. Cf. hippophagy n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating horseflesh hippophagous1828 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating horseflesh > relating to hippophagous1828 hippophagistical1881 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Hippophagous, feeding on horses, as the Tartars. 1851 Notes & Queries 7 June 449/2 A well-known country inn in that county [sc.Worcestershire]..must have startled many a traveller with strange hippophagous apprehensions, viz., Stew-poney. 1882 Funny Folks 7 Oct. 315/4 If we are to become hippophagous without being aware of it, surely fresh horse might be permitted us. 1906 N.-Y. Daily Tribute 22 May 6/3 We must apparently prepare to revise our ideas of Parisians as the chief hippophagous people. 2002 Population & Developm. Rev. 28 633/1 Besides the hippophagous part of Europe, horse meat is also consumed in considerable quantities..in Mongolia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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