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单词 horse marine
释义

horse marine


noun

(formerly) a marine mounted on horseback or a cavalryman doing duty on shipboard.
a person out of his or her proper or natural place.

Origin of horse marine

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby horse marine

horseleech, horseless carriage, horse mackerel, horseman, horsemanship, horse marine, horsemint, horse mule, horse mushroom, horse nettle, Horsens
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Example sentences from the Web for horse marine

  • What, do you mean to say that lankey, horse-marine looking fellow is as bad as that!

    Varney the Vampire|Thomas Preskett Prest
  • He did not look much like a horse-marine, but reminded me more of a city hosier.

    The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two|Harriette Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for horse marine

horse marine

noun US

(formerly) a mounted marine or cavalryman serving in a ship
someone out of his natural element, as if a member of an imaginary body of marine cavalry
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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