单词 | lady's hunter |
释义 | > as lemmaslady's hunter lady's hunter n. a hunting horse suitable to be ridden by a woman, esp. one trained to carry a person riding side-saddle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > for riding > palfrey or trained to carry lady palfreya1225 lady's horse1786 lady's hunter1793 1793 Times 23 Jan. 1/1 (advt.) To be sold, a very well bred chestnut mare, 6 years old..particularly safe and pleasant on the road, has carried a Lady, and would make an excellent Lady's hunter. 1860 Senior Fellow xxiii. 193 The Rector would have to send to town to a dealer to get her a real first-rate lady's hunter. 1948 Horseman's Year 172 (heading) Royal Welsh Agricultural Society show…Hunters…Ladies' Hunters. To be ridden side-saddle. 2004 Times (Nexis) 22 Mar. ii. 6 Stiff on the left rein. Pokes her nose. A nice little lady's hunter. My long-legged, dark-eyed, hairy mare. < as lemmas |
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