"Horse" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

An animal of the genus equus and species caballus. In a narrow and strict sense, the term Ib applied only to the male, and only to males of four years old or there-abouts, younger horses being called “colts.” But even ln this sense the term Includes both stallions and geldings. In a wider sense, and as generally used ln statutes, the word is taken as nomcn gcneralissimum, and in-cludes not only horses strictly so called, but also colts, mares and fillies, and mules and asses. See owens v. State, 38 Tex. 557; Ashworth v. Mounsey, L. R. 9 Exch. 187 ;.Pul-len v. State, 11 Tex. App. 91; Allison ▼. Brookshire, 38 Tex. 201; State v. Ingram, 16 Kan. 19; State v. Dunnavant, 3 Brev. (S. C.) 10, 5 Am. Dec. 530; State v. Gooch, 60 Ark. 218, 23 S. W. 640; Davis v. Collier, 13 Ga. 491. Compare Richardson v. Chicago & A. R. Co.; 149 Mo. 311, 50 8. W. 782

An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.

To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse,
etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.

A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a
clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.

Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a
horse; a hobby.

To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a
deer.

A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as
the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore;
hence, to take horse -- said of a vein -- is to divide into branches
for a distance.

A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers
were made to ride for punishment.

Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural
termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot.

To sit astride of; to bestride.

A jackstay.

To cover, as a mare; -- said of the male.

See Footrope, a.

To get on horseback.

A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the
domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia
at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each
jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The
mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse
differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the
tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or
chestnuts, on all its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed,
docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing,
carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.

The male of the genus horse, in distinction from the female
or male; usually, a castrated male.

A breastband for a leadsman.

To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or
as on, a horse.