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7041 Etymology dictionary, p. equestrian (adj.).2
… equus "horse" (from PIE root *ekwo- "horse"). As a noun, "one who rides on horseback," from 1786. The feminine form equestrienne is attested from 1848 (Century Dictionary …
7042 Etymology dictionary, p. equine (adj.).2
1765, from Latin equinus "of a horse, of horses; of horsehair," from equus "horse," from PIE root *ekwo- "horse."
7043 Etymology dictionary, p. equus (n.).2
"a horse," Latin, from PIE root *ekwo- "horse."
7044 Etymology dictionary, p. exacta (n.).2
type of horse-racing bet involving picking the first two horses in a race in order of finish, 1964, said to have originated in New York; from exact (adj.).
7045 Etymology dictionary, p. face (v.).2
… cavalry horses.
7046 Etymology dictionary, p. fallow (adj.).2
… , a horse, withered grass or leaves, waters, roads), from Proto-Germanic *falwa- (source also of Old Saxon falu, Old Norse fölr, Middle Dutch valu, Dutch vaal, Old High …
7047 Etymology dictionary, p. farrier (n.).2
… shoes horses," from French ferrier "blacksmith," from Latin ferrarius "blacksmith," noun use of adjective meaning "of iron," from ferrum "iron" (in Medieval Latin …
7048 Etymology dictionary, p. fast (adj.).4
Fast buck recorded from 1947; fast food is first attested 1951. Fast lane is by 1966; the fast track originally was in horse-racing (1934), one that permits maximum speed; figurative sense by 1960s. Fast-forward is by 1948, originally of audio tape.
7049 Etymology dictionary, p. Fauvist.2
… -colored horse, dark-colored thing, dull," and is from Frankish *falw- or some other Germanic source, cognate with German falb "dun, pale yellowish-brown" and English …
7050 Etymology dictionary, p. feather-weight (n.).2
also featherweight, "lightest weight allowable by rules," 1812 (earlier as simply feather, 1760), from feather (n.) + weight (n.). Originally in horse-racing; boxing use as a specific weight class dates from 1889.
7051 Etymology dictionary, p. fetlock (n.).2
… a horse," early 14c., fetlak, from a Germanic source (cognates: Dutch vetlock, Middle High German fizlach, German Fiszloch ), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *fetel- (source …
7052 Etymology dictionary, p. field (n.).3
… , in horse-racing, all but the favorite) is 1742; play the field "avoid commitment" (1936) is from notion of gamblers betting on other horses than the favorite. Cricket …
7053 Etymology dictionary, p. forage (n.).2
… for horses and cattle, fodder," from Old French forrage "fodder; foraging; pillaging, looting" (12c., Modern French fourrage ), from fuerre "hay, straw, bed of straw; forage …
7054 Etymology dictionary, p. forager (n.).2
late 14c., "a plunderer," from Old French foragier, from forrage "fodder; pillaging" (see forage (n.)). From early 15c. in English as "one who gathers food for horses and cattle."
7055 Etymology dictionary, p. Fort Sumter.2
… pack horse" (see sumpter ). The U.S. Civil War is held to have begun with the firing of rebel batteries on the government-held fort on April 12, 1861.
7056 Etymology dictionary, p. four (num.).3
… four horses driven by one person; in the sense of "loosely tied necktie" it is attested from 1892. To study The History of the Four Kings (1760, compare French Livres …
7057 Etymology dictionary, p. fox-trot (n.).2
… of horses, from fox (n.) + trot (n.). As a type of popular dance to ragtime music, from late 1914, a fad in 1915. The early writing on the dance often seems unaware of the equestrian …
7058 Etymology dictionary, p. free-for-all (n.).2
"mass brawl" (one in which all may participate), 1918, from earlier adjective use (1868), especially in reference to open horse races, American English. Earlier as a noun in reference to free-for-all horse and motorcar races.
7059 Etymology dictionary, p. front-runner (n.).2
also frontrunner, of political candidates, 1908, American English, a metaphor from horse racing (where it is used by 1901 of a horse that runs best while in the lead).
7060 Etymology dictionary, p. gall (n.2).2
… a horse," probably from Latin galla "gall, lump on plant," originally "oak-gall" (see gall (n.3)). Perhaps from or influenced by gall (n.1) on notion of "poison-sore." Meaning …