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6961 Etymology dictionary, p. chaeto-.2
… of horses, lions), from an old PIE word for "hair, mane," source also of Avestan gaesa- "curly hair," gaesu- "'curly haired," Modern Persian ges "hair that hangs down, curls …
6962 Etymology dictionary, p. chaise (n.).3
… one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons, later extended to other types of pleasure or travelling carriages. Chaise lounge (1800) is corruption of French …
6963 Etymology dictionary, p. champ (v.).2
… (of horses) "to bite repeatedly and impatiently," probably echoic; OED suggests a connection with jam (v.). Earlier also cham, chamb, etc. (late 14c.). To champ on (or at ) the …
6964 Etymology dictionary, p. charger (n.).2
… "war-horse, horse ridden in charging" is from 1762. The meaning "appliance for charging" in any sense is from 1711, originally in reference to firearms; from 1901 …
6965 Etymology dictionary, p. charley horse (n.).1
charley horse (n.)
6966 Etymology dictionary, p. charley horse (n.).2
1887, sporting slang, origin obscure, probably from somebody's long-forgotten lame racehorse. Charley horse seems to have been a name for a horse or a type of horse (perhaps especially a lame one) around that time.
6967 Etymology dictionary, p. chaser (n.).2
… . 1300, "horse trained for chasing," agent noun from chase (v.), probably in some cases from Old French chaceor "huntsman, hunter." The meaning "water or mild beverage …
6968 Etymology dictionary, p. cheapskate (n.).2
also cheap skate, "miserly person," 1896, from cheap (adj.), second element perhaps from American English slang skate "worn-out horse" (1894), which is of uncertain origin. Also compare skite .
6969 Etymology dictionary, p. chelicerae (n.).2
… cattle, horse's hoof," metaphorically "surgical forceps, hooked needle, crochet needle, notch of an arrow," a word of uncertain origin with no agreement on ulterior …
6970 Etymology dictionary, p. chess (n.).3
The original word for "chess" is Sanskrit chaturanga "four members of an army" — elephants, horses, chariots, foot soldiers. This is preserved in Spanish ajedrez, from Arabic (al) shat-ranj, from Persian chatrang, from the Sanskrit word.
6971 Etymology dictionary, p. chestnut (n.).3
… the horse-chestnut by 1832.
6972 Etymology dictionary, p. cheval de frise (n.).2
… , literally "horse of Frisia," supposedly because it was first employed there (at the siege of Groningen); from French cheval "horse" (see cavalier (n.)). Plural chevaux …
6973 Etymology dictionary, p. chivalry (n.).2
… , pack-horse" (see cavalier ).
6974 Etymology dictionary, p. cinch (n.).2
… harness horses"). Replaced earlier surcingle. Sense of "an easy thing" is 1895 (in lead-pipe cinch ), via notion of "a firm or sure hold" (1888).
6975 Etymology dictionary, p. clip-clop.2
sound as of a horse's hooves, 1884, imitative.
6976 Etymology dictionary, p. clipper (n.).3
… "swift horse," which is echoic ( Clipper appears as the name of an English race horse in 1831). The nautical sense was perhaps originally simply "fast ship," regardless …
6977 Etymology dictionary, p. cloy (v.).2
… a horse's foot when shoeing," from Latin clavus "a nail" (from PIE root *klau- "hook").
6978 Etymology dictionary, p. clothes-horse (n.).1
clothes-horse (n.)
6979 Etymology dictionary, p. clothes-horse (n.).2
… clothes horse, "upright wooden frame for hanging clothes to dry," 1788, from clothes + horse (n.) in its secondary sense "that upon which something is mounted." Figurative …
6980 Etymology dictionary, p. Clydesdale.2
"breed of heavy draught horses," 1786, so called because they were bred in the valley of the Clyde in Scotland. The river name is perhaps literally "cleansing," from a Celtic root akin to Latin cloaca (see cloaca ).