UNHORSE

unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down

(verb) alight from (a horse)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unhorse (third-person singular simple present unhorses, present participle unhorsing, simple past and past participle unhorsed)

To forcibly remove from a horse.

(by extension) To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*horse", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + horse.]

Definition: To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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