Search for: Horses
7261 Etymology dictionary, p. Philip.2
… of horses," from philos "beloved, loving" (see philo- ) + hippos "horse" (from PIE root *ekwo- "horse").
7262 Etymology dictionary, p. pigeon-toed (adj.).2
1788, colloquially, originally of horses, by 1801 of persons, "having the toes curled in;" see pigeon. Of birds, "having the foot structure which characterizes the pigeon," by 1890.
7263 Etymology dictionary, p. pillar (n.).4
… a horse turns is unlikely because that sense seem to date only to 18c.
7264 Etymology dictionary, p. pink (v.).2
… a horse," of uncertain origin; perhaps from a nasalized form of the Romanic stem that also yielded French piquer "to prick, pierce," Spanish picar (see pike (n.1)). Or …
7265 Etymology dictionary, p. pinto (n.).2
"a horse marked black and white, a painted pony," 1860, from American Spanish pinto (adj.) "piebald," literally "painted, spotted," from Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *pinctus …
7266 Etymology dictionary, p. piste (n.).2
also pist, "beaten track of a horse or other animal," 1727, from French piste, from Latin pista (via) "beaten (track)," from pistus, past participle of pinsere "to pound, stamp" (see pestle ).
7267 Etymology dictionary, p. place (v.).3
… . The horse racing sense of "to achieve a certain position" (usually in the top three finishers; in U.S., specifically second place) is attested by 1924, from earlier …
7268 Etymology dictionary, p. pommel (n.).3
… pommel horse "vaulting horse" is so called by 1908, for the removable handles, which resemble pommels of a saddle (and were called pommels by 1887).
7269 Etymology dictionary, p. pony (n.).2
… small horse" (less than 13 hands in height), from Scottish, apparently from obsolete French poulenet "little foal" (mid-15c.), diminutive of Old French poulain "foal …
7270 Etymology dictionary, p. pony (n.).3
… small horse, especially one of a small breed, as opposed to a colt or filly, words which indicate merely young horses. German, sensibly, indicates this animal …
7271 Etymology dictionary, p. pool (n.2).4
… a horse in a race, a contest in a game, etc., the money to be divided among the successful bettors," thus also "collective stakes" in betting. The sense of "common reservoir …
7272 Etymology dictionary, p. post (n.3).2
… and horses posted at intervals," to provide direct and rapid communication of messages and letters from one place to another by relays, from post (n.2) on notion …
7273 Etymology dictionary, p. post (adv.).2
1540s, "with post horses," hence, "rapidly;" especially in the phrase to ride post "go rapidly," from post (n.3) "riders and horses posted at intervals."
7274 Etymology dictionary, p. post (v.2).2
in bookkeeping, "to transfer from a day book to a formal account, make entries in a ledger," 1620s, from post (n.2) via a figurative sense of "carrying" by post horses. Related: Posted; posting .
7275 Etymology dictionary, p. post (v.3).2
"to send through the postal system," 1837, from post (n.3). Earlier, "to travel with relays of horses" (1530s), hence "to ride rapidly" (1560s). Related: Posted; posting .
7276 Etymology dictionary, p. post (n.2).2
… post horses" (16c.), from Italian posto "post, station," from Vulgar Latin *postum, from Latin positum, neuter past participle of ponere "to place, to put" (see position …
7277 Etymology dictionary, p. post-chaise (n.).2
"travelling carriage drawn by horses in posts," 1712, from post (n.3) "communication from one place to another by relays" + chaise .
7278 Etymology dictionary, p. poster (n.).3
Earlier it meant "one who travels post" (c. 1600); "a post-horse" (1797). Sense of "one who posts bills" is by 1864.
7279 Etymology dictionary, p. post-haste (adv.).2
… post horses (see post (n.3)); the verb post "to ride or travel with great speed" is recorded from 1550s.
7280 Etymology dictionary, p. post-horse (n.).1
post-horse (n.)