Search for: Horses
7481 Etymology dictionary, p. whoa (interj.).2
… a horse, it is attested from 1843, a variant of ho. As an expression of delight or surprise (1980s) it has gradually superseded wow, which was very popular in the …
7482 Etymology dictionary, p. whore (n.).5
… a horse's penis," perhaps with the sense of "skin" (compare Latin scortum ) or perhaps via an intermediary sense of "vagina." Spanish ramera, Portuguese rameira …
7483 Etymology dictionary, p. wince (v.).2
… of horses. Modern form is attested from late 13c. Related: Winced; wincing .
7484 Etymology dictionary, p. witch (n.).8
… with horses." In a c. 1250 translation of "Exodus," witches is used of the Egyptian midwives who save the newborn sons of the Hebrews: "Ðe wicches hidden hem for-ðan …
7485 Etymology dictionary, p. wrangle (v.).2
… of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from 1540s.
7486 Etymology dictionary, p. wrangler (n.).2
1510s, "one who takes part in quarrels," agent noun from wrangle (v.). Meaning "person in charge of horses or cattle, herder" is from 1888; as a proprietary name for a brand of jeans, trademarked 1947, claiming use from 1929.
7487 Etymology dictionary, p. Xanthippe.2
… - ) + hippos "horse" (from PIE root *ekwo- "horse").
7488 Etymology dictionary, p. xantho-.2
… and horses, of unknown origin. Used in scientific words; such as xanthein (1857) "soluble yellow coloring matter in flowers," xanthophyll (1838) "yellow coloring …
7489 Etymology dictionary, p. Yggdrasil.2
great tree of the universe, 1770, from Old Norse ygdrasill, apparently from Yggr, a name of Odin + drasill "horse."
7490 Etymology dictionary, p. zebra (n.).2
… "wild horse," from equus "horse" (see equine ) + ferus (see fierce ). Related: Zebrine; zebroid .
7491 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Affright.2
… scared horses" (Ellicott).
7492 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ah; Aha.2
… a horse in Job 39:25. (4) hoy, expresses grief or pain, ( Isaiah 1:4; Jeremiah 22:18 ). In 1 Kings 13:30 it is translated "alas!" More frequently it is used to indicate that a …
7493 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ahaz.13
… `the horses of the sun’ mentioned in 2 Kings 23:11, and gave them accommodation in the precincts of the temple. He certainly built the "altars .... on the roof of the …
7494 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amaziah.8
… on horses, and not conveyed in a litter or coffin ( 2 Kings 14:19 - 20; 2 Chronicles 25:27 - 28 ). He was 54 years old and had reigned for 29 years. The Chronicler ( 2 Chronicles …
7495 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Anthropology.52
… modern horse from the "Eohippus," on which great stress is sometimes laid, can hardly be accepted as proved, when it is maintained by scientists of equal repute …
7496 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Arabia.48
… horses are reared in Mesopotamia. Studs are, indeed, kept by the emirs of Nejd, but the horses are small and of little use. The pedigrees of the best horses go back …
7497 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Armenia.9
… of horses and cattle, abundant crops of cereals, olives and fruit. It is rich in minerals, and is probably the home of the rose and the vine.
7498 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Armenia.12
… chariots, horses, mules, silver, gold, plates of copper, oxen, sheep, wine, variegated cloths, linen garments. Again and again he carried fire and sword through …
7499 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Armenia.18
… young horses annually to the king of Persia at the great annual festival of Mithra. A large body of Armenian soldiers served in Xerxes’ invasion of Greece …
7500 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Armor; Arms.18
… the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail" ( Jeremiah 46:3 - 4 ). Of the arms of Assyrian, Chaldean …