horse

Horse (borrowed from late Latin paraverēdus , "post horse on secondary lines") stands for:

• the family of horses (partly also equidae ) within the odd ungulate (Perissodactyla), see Equidae
• the genus of horses within this family
• the domestic horse ( Equus caballus ), a common domestic animal
• the wild horse ( Equus ferus ), a type of horse, ancestral form of the domestic horse

Horse also means:

• a chinese zodiac, see chinese astrology
• Horse (heraldic animal) , the horse as a common heraldic animal
• Pommel horse , a piece of gymnastics equipment with a shape similar to that of a horse
• Knight (chess) , also called horse or steed, a figure in the game of chess
• the brand name of the tool manufacturer August Rüggeberg GmbH & Co. KG

See also:

Wiktionary: Horse  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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