Bucephalusn.

Brit.

/bjuːˈsɛfələs/,

/bjuːˈsɛfl̩əs/, U.S.

/bjuˈsɛfələs/

Etymology: < Greek βουκέϕαλος ox-headed, < βοῦς ox + κεϕαλή head.

The name of Alexander the Great's celebrated charger; applied humorously as a name for any riding-horse.

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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.

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).

单词	bucephalus
释义	Bucephalusn. Brit. /bjuːˈsɛfələs/, /bjuːˈsɛfl̩əs/, U.S. /bjuˈsɛfələs/ Etymology: < Greek βουκέϕαλος ox-headed, < βοῦς ox + κεϕαλή head. 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
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