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单词 underhorsed
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underhorsedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1, horsed adj.
Etymology: < under- prefix1 + horsed adj. Compare under-horsing n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈhorsed.
(under- prefix1 5(a).)
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > inadequately supplied with horses
underhorsed1860
1860 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 689 Why won't he get something able to carry him?.. It's the stupidest thing in the world to be under-horsed.
1887 Illustr. London News 24 Sept. 360/2 That such an institution [sc. the fire-brigade]..should..be underhorsed and undermanned.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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