| 单词 | horse-holder |
| 释义 | > as lemmashorse-holder horse-holder n. (a) a slinging frame for holding unruly horses while being shod, or for supporting sick or disabled horses (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875); (b) Military each of the mounted horse artillery gunners who take charge of the dismounted horses while the gun is in action. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > artilleryman > assistants match-man1612 fireworker1617 matross1639 bombardier1688 gun-lascar1798 sponger1828 horse-holder1837 cartridge-filler1871 society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > artilleryman > assistants match-man1612 fireworker1617 matross1639 bombardier1688 gun-lascar1798 horse-holder1837 cartridge-filler1871 1837 A. F. Oakes Madras Horse Artillery 18 The rear rank are horse-holders. 1875 Man. Field Artillery Exercises viii. 285 The horse-holders do not dismount. 1902 J. H. M. Abbott Tommy Cornstalk 35 When calvary are dismounted for skirmishing, one man of every four—the horse-holder, or number three—is out of action. 1936 ‘C. S. Forester’ General 7 In a long straggling line..lay the troopers of the squadron..firing away. In a gully to the rear..were the horses and horseholders. < as lemmas |
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