pair-horseadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛːhɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrˌ(h)ɔrs/

Forms: see pair n.¹ and horse n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pair n.¹, horse n.

Etymology: < pair n.¹ + horse n. Compare earlier four-horse adj. at four adj. and n. Compounds 2, and also pair-oar n.

British. Now chiefly historical.

attributive. Having, involving, intended for, or consisting of a pair of horses.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [adjective] > drawn by horse > by specific number or arrangement of

four-horseda1382

one-horse1734

four-horse1762

single-horse1764

two-horse1798

pair-horse1829

pair-horsed1896

1829 B. N. Webster High Ways & By Ways i. i. 18 in Cumberland's Brit. Theatre XXVIII The pair-horse coach which comes round this way three times a week.

1854 C. D. Yonge tr. Athenæus Deipnosophists III. 935 Bringing with him Glycera, the daughter of Thalamis in a pair-horse chariot.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1598/2 Pair-horse Harness, the general name given to double harness in England.

1900 Daily News 27 Sept. 9/1 His attempt to beat the one mile pair-horse English record of 2 minutes 35 1–5 seconds.

1959 Times 19 May 6/7 A new feature was the appearance of a pair-horse team of Oldenborger dray horses from Copenhagen.

1985 Catal. Sale Horse-Drawn Vehicles (Thimbleby & Shorland) 6 Mar. 25 Set of pair horse reins.

2001 Post Mag. (Nexis) 17 May 23 The pregnant wife of a Bethnal Green landlord suffered shock when an employee of the defendant negligently drove a pair-horse van into his public house.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pair-horse
释义	pair-horseadj. Brit. /ˈpɛːhɔːs/, U.S. /ˈpɛrˌ(h)ɔrs/ Forms: see pair n.¹ and horse n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pair n.¹, horse n. Etymology: < pair n.¹ + horse n. Compare earlier four-horse adj. at four adj. and n. Compounds 2, and also pair-oar n. British. Now chiefly historical. attributive. Having, involving, intended for, or consisting of a pair of horses. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [adjective] > drawn by horse > by specific number or arrangement of four-horseda1382 one-horse1734 four-horse1762 single-horse1764 two-horse1798 pair-horse1829 pair-horsed1896 1829 B. N. Webster High Ways & By Ways i. i. 18 in Cumberland's Brit. Theatre XXVIII The pair-horse coach which comes round this way three times a week. 1854 C. D. Yonge tr. Athenæus Deipnosophists III. 935 Bringing with him Glycera, the daughter of Thalamis in a pair-horse chariot. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1598/2 Pair-horse Harness, the general name given to double harness in England. 1900 Daily News 27 Sept. 9/1 His attempt to beat the one mile pair-horse English record of 2 minutes 35 1–5 seconds. 1959 Times 19 May 6/7 A new feature was the appearance of a pair-horse team of Oldenborger dray horses from Copenhagen. 1985 Catal. Sale Horse-Drawn Vehicles (Thimbleby & Shorland) 6 Mar. 25 Set of pair horse reins. 2001 Post Mag. (Nexis) 17 May 23 The pregnant wife of a Bethnal Green landlord suffered shock when an employee of the defendant negligently drove a pair-horse van into his public house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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