--- title: H — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 31 description: The 779 words of the English dictionary under H, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/31/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / H # H — The English dictionary · page 31 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Flat and level, going straight from side to side, parallel to the ground or the horizon.[↗](../../horizontal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A horizontal line goes across the page, from left to right, like the x-axis.[↗](../../horizontal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The horizontal is a horizontal line or position.[↗](../../horizontal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Draw a horizontal line across the page.[↗](../../horizontal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The x-axis on a graph is horizontal.[↗](../../horizontal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The water in a glass stays horizontal even when you tip it.[↗](../../horizontal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A shelf must be horizontal or things will roll off.[↗](../../horizontal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Vertical lines go up and down, horizontal lines go across.[↗](../../horizontal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The gymnast held her body horizontal on the bar.[↗](../../horizontal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **horizontally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a flat, level direction, from side to side, like the horizon or a line lying down.[↗](../../horizontally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Draw a line horizontally across the page.[↗](../../horizontally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rows in a table go horizontally.[↗](../../horizontally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fold the paper horizontally in half.[↗](../../horizontally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The x-axis runs horizontally.[↗](../../horizontally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Lay the bottle horizontally in the fridge.[↗](../../horizontally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The flag has three stripes going horizontally.[↗](../../horizontally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the grid horizontally first, then vertically.[↗](../../horizontally/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hormone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hormone is a chemical messenger made in the body that travels in the blood and tells parts of the body what to do.[↗](../../hormone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Plants also have hormones that control how they grow.[↗](../../hormone/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hormones travel around the body in the blood.[↗](../../hormone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Adrenaline is a hormone that gets you ready to run.[↗](../../hormone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Growth hormone helps children grow taller.[↗](../../hormone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Puberty starts when the body makes new hormones.[↗](../../hormone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar.[↗](../../hormone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hormones can make your moods change.[↗](../../hormone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Plant hormones make shoots grow towards light.[↗](../../hormone/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Melatonin is a hormone that helps you sleep.[↗](../../hormone/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **horn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hard, pointed, often curved growth on the head of some animals, like cows, goats, rhinos and rams.[↗](../../horn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A device in a car, bus or bike that makes a loud warning sound (beep the horn).[↗](../../horn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A brass musical instrument you blow into (French horn); also any simple instrument made from an animal horn.[↗](../../horn/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The hard material that horns are made of.[↗](../../horn/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The goat has two curly horns.[↗](../../horn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver honked the horn to warn the cyclist.[↗](../../horn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhinos are in danger because people hunt them for their horns.[↗](../../horn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother plays the French horn in the school band.[↗](../../horn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · When you hear a car horn, stop and look around.[↗](../../horn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bull lowered its horns and charged.[↗](../../horn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop blowing your own horn — let others speak too.[↗](../../horn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All had horns growing on their foreheads.[↗](../../horn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl; (Torah DEU.14.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox.[↗](../../horn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.23.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horn/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Set the horn to thy mouth.[↗](../../horn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horn/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And he that sounded the horn was by me.[↗](../../horn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.4.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horn/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the horns.[↗](../../horn/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.6.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horn/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **hornbill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hornbill is a tropical bird from Africa and Asia with a very large curved beak, often with a hard bump called a casque on top of it.[↗](../../hornbill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hornbill has a huge yellow beak.[↗](../../hornbill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A hornbill helps the forest by dropping seeds.[↗](../../hornbill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The great hornbill lives in the forests of India and Southeast Asia.[↗](../../hornbill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The female hornbill stays sealed in her nest while the chicks grow.[↗](../../hornbill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Zazu in «The Lion King» is a red-billed hornbill.[↗](../../hornbill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hornbill's casque sits on top of its beak like a helmet.[↗](../../hornbill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the loud whoosh of a hornbill's wings.[↗](../../hornbill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some hornbills are endangered because forests are cut down.[↗](../../hornbill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hornet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hornet is a large wasp with a powerful sting, often yellow and brown or black.[↗](../../hornet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A hornet buzzed around the picnic table.[↗](../../hornet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hornets build nests made of chewed wood.[↗](../../hornet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't swat a hornet — walk away calmly.[↗](../../hornet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His question stirred up a hornet's nest.[↗](../../hornet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hornet's sting really hurt.[↗](../../hornet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Asian hornets attack honeybees.[↗](../../hornet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But the willow-wren sent down the hornet, with orders to settle beneath the fox’s tail, and sting with all his might.[↗](../../hornet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.[↗](../../hornet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hornet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and they that hide themselves, perish from before thee.[↗](../../hornet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.7.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hornet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.[↗](../../hornet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.24.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hornet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **hornless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hornless means having no horns.[↗](../../hornless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some breeds of cow are naturally hornless.[↗](../../hornless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer prefers hornless goats because they are safer.[↗](../../hornless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rhino whose horn has been cut off by rangers to protect it from poachers is left hornless for a while.[↗](../../hornless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Female deer are usually hornless; we say they have no antlers.[↗](../../hornless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hornless sheep grazed quietly.[↗](../../hornless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Polled cattle are hornless.[↗](../../hornless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hornpipe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lively dance, often danced by one sailor, connected with sailors and the sea.[↗](../../hornpipe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The music for this dance.[↗](../../hornpipe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An old wind instrument made with a horn.[↗](../../hornpipe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailors danced a hornpipe on deck.[↗](../../hornpipe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned the Sailor's Hornpipe in music.[↗](../../hornpipe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fiddler played a fast hornpipe.[↗](../../hornpipe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Irish dancers often dance hornpipes too.[↗](../../hornpipe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The jolly sailor jumped up for a hornpipe.[↗](../../hornpipe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old instrument called a hornpipe was made from a cow's horn.[↗](../../hornpipe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **horny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hard, rough and tough like horn: horny skin, a horny beak.[↗](../../horny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Having horns: horny-headed.[↗](../../horny/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rude, adult slang) a rude word grown-ups use; not for school or for children to use.[↗](../../horny/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Turtles have no teeth, only a horny beak.[↗](../../horny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The gardener's hands were horny from years of work.[↗](../../horny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhino horn is made of a horny material like fingernails.[↗](../../horny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Reptiles are covered in horny scales.[↗](../../horny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Horny skin on your heel can be softened with cream.[↗](../../horny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The beetle has a horny shell.[↗](../../horny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **horoscope** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A short prediction about someone's life and future based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born; often printed in magazines for each star sign.[↗](../../horoscope/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum reads her horoscope in the magazine for fun.[↗](../../horoscope/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My horoscope said I would have a lucky day.[↗](../../horoscope/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Horoscopes are not scientific.[↗](../../horoscope/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Astronomy is the science of stars; astrology and horoscopes are not.[↗](../../horoscope/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The same horoscope is printed for millions of people.[↗](../../horoscope/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't make important choices because of a horoscope.[↗](../../horoscope/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus passed full ten years, as prophesied in the horoscope.[↗](../../horoscope/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **horrible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very bad or unpleasant: «a horrible smell», «horrible weather».[↗](../../horrible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unkind or nasty: «He was horrible to me».[↗](../../horrible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Very frightening or shocking.[↗](../../horrible/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The medicine tasted horrible.[↗](../../horrible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had horrible weather on holiday.[↗](../../horrible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be horrible to your sister\![↗](../../horrible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch had a horrible laugh.[↗](../../horrible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a horrible dream last night.[↗](../../horrible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rubbish bin smells horrible.[↗](../../horrible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan went horribly wrong.[↗](../../horrible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: (Prophets JER.5.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horrible/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.[↗](../../horrible/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.6.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horrible/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.[↗](../../horrible/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.18.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horrible/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **horribly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a horrible way; very badly or unpleasantly.[↗](../../horribly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very much; extremely, as in «horribly afraid».[↗](../../horribly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog smelled horribly.[↗](../../horribly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess was horribly frightened by the noise.[↗](../../horribly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake tasted horribly sour.[↗](../../horribly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was horribly grieved when his dog died.[↗](../../horribly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge was horribly high.[↗](../../horribly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, saith the LORD.[↗](../../horribly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horribly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · All the inhabitants of the isles are appalled at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, they are troubled in their countenance; (Prophets EZK.27.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horribly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **horrid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very unpleasant or nasty: «a horrid smell».[↗](../../horrid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of people) Unkind or mean: «Don't be horrid to your sister.».[↗](../../horrid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old) Causing horror; frightening.[↗](../../horrid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That medicine tastes horrid.[↗](../../horrid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be horrid to the new girl.[↗](../../horrid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a horrid, rainy day.[↗](../../horrid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «You horrid creature!» cried Alice.[↗](../../horrid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The weasels were horrid to Toad.[↗](../../horrid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a horrid dream last night.[↗](../../horrid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And they called him a horrid dwarf\![↗](../../horrid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **horrified** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very shocked, upset and frightened by something terrible.[↗](../../horrified/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Very surprised and disapproving, often in a funny way.[↗](../../horrified/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Mum was horrified by my messy room.[↗](../../horrified/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was horrified to see the dog run into the road.[↗](../../horrified/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched in horrified silence.[↗](../../horrified/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum was horrified by the state of my bedroom.[↗](../../horrified/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The villagers were horrified when the dragon appeared.[↗](../../horrified/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave a horrified gasp.[↗](../../horrified/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People around the world were horrified by the news of the earthquake.[↗](../../horrified/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There Prince Majnun told everything to his father, who was horrified and angry.[↗](../../horrified/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **horror** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock.[↗](../../horror/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something terrible or very frightening: «the horrors of war».[↗](../../horror/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A kind of story or film meant to scare people: «a horror film».[↗](../../horror/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) A naughty child: «You little horror!».[↗](../../horror/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She watched in horror as the vase fell.[↗](../../horror/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · To my horror, I'd forgotten my homework.[↗](../../horror/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My big sister loves horror films.[↗](../../horror/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The book describes the horrors of war.[↗](../../horror/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That little horror ate all the biscuits\![↗](../../horror/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kids told horror stories round the campfire.[↗](../../horror/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘SEVEN YEARS AGO!’ cried Jem, with horror.[↗](../../horror/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them; and thou shalt be a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth.[↗](../../horror/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horror/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.[↗](../../horror/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.55.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horror/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.[↗](../../horror/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.7.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horror/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.[↗](../../horror/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horror/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **horse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A horse is a big strong animal with four legs, hooves, a mane and a long tail, that people ride or use to pull carts.[↗](../../horse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A horse (a vaulting horse) is a piece of gym equipment you jump over.[↗](../../horse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A toy horse, like a rocking horse or a hobby horse, is made for children to play on.[↗](../../horse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farm has 6 horses.[↗](../../horse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each horse eats 10 kg of hay a day.[↗](../../horse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many legs do the horses have?[↗](../../horse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A horse ride costs 5 dollars.[↗](../../horse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has riding lessons on a brown horse.[↗](../../horse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse pulled the cart up the hill.[↗](../../horse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby horse is called a foal.[↗](../../horse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight rode his white horse to the castle.[↗](../../horse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In gym class we jumped over the horse.[↗](../../horse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · «Hold your horses!» said Dad, meaning «wait a moment».[↗](../../horse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The king leaped from his horse.[↗](../../horse/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.[↗](../../horse/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.14.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horse/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.[↗](../../horse/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horse/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.[↗](../../horse/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horse/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Do horses run upon the rocks?[↗](../../horse/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.6.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horse/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Hast thou given the horse his strength?[↗](../../horse/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horse/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou hast trodden the sea with Thy horses, the foaming of mighty waters.[↗](../../horse/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.3.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horse/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") **horseback** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* On horseback means riding on a horse.[↗](../../horseback/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Horseback describes something done while riding a horse, like horseback riding.[↗](../../horseback/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knights rode into battle on horseback.[↗](../../horseback/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The police patrol the park on horseback.[↗](../../horseback/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went horseback riding on our holiday.[↗](../../horseback/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Messengers on horseback carried the news.[↗](../../horseback/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cowboys herded cattle on horseback.[↗](../../horseback/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It took three days to cross the hills on horseback.[↗](../../horseback/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then two young fellows came gallopping up on horseback.[↗](../../horseback/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it peace?'[↗](../../horseback/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") And Jehu answered: 'What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.'[↗](../../horseback/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.9.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horseback/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud; (Writings EST.8.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../horseback/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **horseflesh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Horseflesh is the meat of a horse, which some people eat.[↗](../../horseflesh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Horseflesh means horses in general, especially horses bought, sold or ridden.[↗](../../horseflesh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some people in France eat horseflesh.[↗](../../horseflesh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The poor family had no meat but horseflesh.[↗](../../horseflesh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The merchant bought much horseflesh at the fair.[↗](../../horseflesh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Horseflesh was cheap in that village.[↗](../../horseflesh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · How did he get so much 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