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1961 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ALLONGE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. A long rein, when a horse is trotted in the hand.
1962 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AMBLE.2 (Noah Webster)
1. To move with a certain peculiar pace, as a horse, first lifting his two legs on one side, and then changing to the other.
1963 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AMBLE.6 (Noah Webster)
AMBLE, n. A peculiar pace of a horse.
1964 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AMBLER.1 (Noah Webster)
AMBLER, n. A horse which ambles; a pacer.
1965 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AMBURY.2 (Noah Webster)
Among farriers, a tumor, wart or swelling on a horse, full of blood and soft to the touch.
1966 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AMPHISBEN.3 (Noah Webster)
… a horse hair, found in water, and moving with either end foremost. The vulgar opinion that this is an animated horse-hair is found to be an error. This hair worm …
1967 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANTECURSOR.2 (Noah Webster)
One who runs before; a forerunner. In the Roman armies, the antecursors were a body of horse detached to obtain intelligence, get provisions, etc., for the main body.
1968 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANTEVIRGILIAN.1 (Noah Webster)
ANTEVIRGILIAN, a. A term given to Tull’s new husbandry, or method of horse hoeing.
1969 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ANTICOR.2 (Noah Webster)
Among farriers, an inflammation in a horse’s throat, answering to the quinsy in man.
1970 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ARREST.11 (Noah Webster)
5. A mangy humor between the ham and pastern of the hind legs of a horse.
1971 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ARTILLERY.6 (Noah Webster)
3. In a more extended sense, the word includes powder, cartridges, matches, utensils, machines of all kinds, and horses that belong to a train of artillery.
1972 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ASPIRATE.2 (Noah Webster)
To pronounce with a breathing or full emission of breath. We aspirate the words horse and house.
1973 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ATTAINT.10 (Noah Webster)
3. A blow or wound on the hinder feet of a horse.
1974 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. AURIGATION.1 (Noah Webster)
AURIGATION, n. [L. auriga.] The act or practice of driving horses harnessed to carriages.
1975 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BACK.23 (Noah Webster)
BACK, v.t. To mount; to get upon the back; sometimes perhaps to place upon the back; as, to back a horse.
1976 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BACK.30 (Noah Webster)
BACK, v.i. To move or go back; as, the horse refuses to back.
1977 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BACKING.1 (Noah Webster)
BACKING, ppr. Mounting; moving back, as a horse; seconding.
1978 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BAG.6 (Noah Webster)
5. Among farriers, a bag of asafoetida and savin is tied to the bits of horses to restore their appetites.
1979 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BAIT.6 (Noah Webster)
2. To give a portion of food and drink to man or beast upon the road; as, to bait horses.
1980 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. BALL.17 (Noah Webster)
BALL, v.i. To form into a ball, as snow on horses’ hoofs, or on the feet. We say the horse balls, or the snow balls.