Search for: Horses
2701 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. THRUSH.3 (Noah Webster)
2. An affection of the inflammatory and suppurating kind, in the feet of the horse and some other animals. In the horse it is in the frog.
2702 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. THUNDER-HORSE.1 (Noah Webster)
THUNDER-HORSE, n. An instrument for illustrating the manner in which buildings receive damage by lightning.
2703 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TICKBEAN.1 (Noah Webster)
TICKBEAN, n. A small bean employed in feeding horses and other animals.
2704 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TINKLE.4 (Noah Webster)
The sprightly horse
2705 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TIRE.10 (Noah Webster)
1. To weary; to fatigue; to exhaust the strength by toil or labor; as, to tire a horse or an ox. A long day’s work in summer will tire the laborer.
2706 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TIT.1 (Noah Webster)
TIT, n. A small horse, in contempt; a woman, in contempt; a small bird; a titmouse or tomtit.
2707 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TOE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. The fore part of the hoof of a horse, and of other hoofed animals.
2708 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TORMENTING.2 (Noah Webster)
TORMENTING, n. In agriculture, an imperfect sort of horse-hoeing.
2709 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TOSS.18 (Noah Webster)
1. A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk. It is much applied to horses, and may be applied to an affected manner of raising the head in men.
2710 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TOW.1 (Noah Webster)
TOW, v.t. [L. duco.] To drag, as a boat or ship, through the water by means of a rope. Towing is performed by another boat or ship, or by men on shore, or by horses. Boats on canals are usually towed by horses.
2711 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TOWING-PATH.1 (Noah Webster)
TOWING-PATH, n. A path used by men or horses that tow boats.
2712 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRACE.6 (Noah Webster)
TRACE, n. Traces, in a harness, are the straps, chains or ropes by which a carriage or sleigh is drawn by horses. [Locally these are called tugs.]
2713 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRACK-SCOUT.1 (Noah Webster)
TRACK-SCOUT, n. A boat or vessel employed on the canals in Holland, usually drawn by a horse.
2714 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRADE.15 (Noah Webster)
1. To buy and sell or exchange property, in a single instance. Thus we say, man treats with another for his farm, but cannot trade with him. A traded with B for a horse or a number of sheep.
2715 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRAIN.14 (Noah Webster)
The warrior horse here bred he’s taught to train.
2716 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRAMMEL.4 (Noah Webster)
2. A kind of shackles used for regulating the motions of a horse, and making him amble.
2717 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRAMMELED.2 (Noah Webster)
1. In the manege, a horse is said to be trammeled, when he has blazes or white marks on the fore and hind foot of one side.
2718 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRAPPINGS.2 (Noah Webster)
1. Ornaments of horse furniture.
2719 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRAVE.2 (Noah Webster)
1. A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes. This is not used for horses in America, but a similar frame is used for confining oxen for shoeing.
2720 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TRAVEL.8 (Noah Webster)
6. To move, walk or pass, as a beast, a horse, ox or camel. A horse travels fifty miles in a day; a camel; twenty.