well-horsedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈhɔːst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈhɔrst/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and horse v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., horse v.

Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of horse v.

Having a good horse or horses; provided with, mounted on, or drawn by a good horse or horses.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > riding good horse

well-horseda1387

well-mounted1523

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

well-horsed1884

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 359 I and þow be here allone, iliche wel i-horsed and i-wepened [L. similibus armis et equis moniti].

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 20 Ulphuns and Brascias..rode forth well horsed and well i-armed.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 2484 Twenty thousande men Weil armyt and weil horssit.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cci The lorde Stafford, and sir Richard Harbert with twoo thousande well horsed Welshmen.

1656 A. Cowley New Year in Pindaric Odes ii His well-horst Troops, the Months, and Days, and Hours.

1666 Earl of Orrery Coll. State Lett. (1742) 200 Nothing now being talked of but war, whoever has money will not spare it to be well horsed.

1714 A. Stringer Experienc'd Huntsman 38 The best Method in Hunting (if a Man be well horsed) is to keep so near his Hounds, as that he may [etc.].

1721 P. Aubin Life Madam de Beaumont xii. 126 They set out at the break of day,..in the Coach and Six, with five Servants, and the Fisherman well horsed.

1774 J. Ayloffe Acct. Some Eng. Hist. Paintings at Cowdry 12 And after him the Lord Herbert..; and followed by the henchmen, well horsed.

1833 New Sporting Mag. June 86/1 Vehicles of every denomination, from the well-horsed and well-appointed patrician drag, down to the slow-moving..waggon, drawn by two capital thirty-shilling nags.

1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Sept. 5/2 A number of well-horsed cars.

1899 Scribner's Mag. 25 66/2 The smart and well-horsed army service wagon.

1901 Scotsman 3 Apr. 8/2 The force was well-armed and well-horsed.

1995 P. Mackesy Brit. Victory in Egypt ii. viii. 93 If Abercromby had had cavalry and well-horsed artillery to exploit their disorder, a hard pursuit would have captured the whole of Lanusse's field artillery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-horsed
释义	well-horsedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈhɔːst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈhɔrst/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and horse v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., horse v. Etymology: < well adv. + the past participle of horse v. Having a good horse or horses; provided with, mounted on, or drawn by a good horse or horses. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > riding good horse well-horseda1387 well-mounted1523 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [adjective] > drawn by horse > by specific number or arrangement of > drawn by good horses well-horsed1884 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 359 I and þow be here allone, iliche wel i-horsed and i-wepened [L. similibus armis et equis moniti]. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 20 Ulphuns and Brascias..rode forth well horsed and well i-armed. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 2484 Twenty thousande men Weil armyt and weil horssit. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cci The lorde Stafford, and sir Richard Harbert with twoo thousande well horsed Welshmen. 1656 A. Cowley New Year in Pindaric Odes ii His well-horst Troops, the Months, and Days, and Hours. 1666 Earl of Orrery Coll. State Lett. (1742) 200 Nothing now being talked of but war, whoever has money will not spare it to be well horsed. 1714 A. Stringer Experienc'd Huntsman 38 The best Method in Hunting (if a Man be well horsed) is to keep so near his Hounds, as that he may [etc.]. 1721 P. Aubin Life Madam de Beaumont xii. 126 They set out at the break of day,..in the Coach and Six, with five Servants, and the Fisherman well horsed. 1774 J. Ayloffe Acct. Some Eng. Hist. Paintings at Cowdry 12 And after him the Lord Herbert..; and followed by the henchmen, well horsed. 1833 New Sporting Mag. June 86/1 Vehicles of every denomination, from the well-horsed and well-appointed patrician drag, down to the slow-moving..waggon, drawn by two capital thirty-shilling nags. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Sept. 5/2 A number of well-horsed cars. 1899 Scribner's Mag. 25 66/2 The smart and well-horsed army service wagon. 1901 Scotsman 3 Apr. 8/2 The force was well-armed and well-horsed. 1995 P. Mackesy Brit. Victory in Egypt ii. viii. 93 If Abercromby had had cavalry and well-horsed artillery to exploit their disorder, a hard pursuit would have captured the whole of Lanusse's field artillery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1387
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