Bucephalusn.
/bjuːˈsɛfələs/, /bjuːˈsɛfl̩əs/, U.S. /bjuˈsɛfələs/ The name of Alexander the Great's celebrated charger; applied humorously as a name for any riding-horse.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > for riding
road horseOE
hackney1299
rouncyc1300
mounturec1400
hackney horse1473
steed1597
Galloway1598
roussin1602
naggon1630
saddle horse1647
sit-horse?1652
rider1698
saddle mare1707
hack1737
hack horse1760
ride1787
Bucephalus1799
steed-horse1842
mount1856
saddler1888
saddle seat1895
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 220 Men called [him] Bucephalus..of the marke or brand of a buls head, which was imprinted vpon his shoulder.]
1799 R. B. Sheridan Pizarro Prol. The hack Bucephalus of Rotten Row.
1814 W. Scott Waverley I. vi. 74 The Bucephalus which he bestrode. View more context for this quotation
1819 Ld. Byron Mazeppa iv. 104 As thy Bucephalus and thou.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
n.1799