horseflesh

English

Alternative forms

• horse-flesh

Etymology

From horse +‎ flesh.

Noun

horseflesh (uncountable)

1. The flesh of a horse; horsemeat.
   • 1870 December 10, “The Ombibus Dinner”, in Charles Dickens, Jun., editor, All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal., volume V, London: […] Messrs. Chapman and Hall, […], published 1871, page 43, column 1:

     Do they take to the cooking of horseflesh in ragoûts, emincés, and cheval à la mode without a tinge of disgust?

2. Horses collectively, with reference to driving, riding, or racing.

   He is a good judge of horseflesh.

3. Bahama mahogany, wood from species Lysiloma sabicu and Lysiloma latisiliquum.

Derived terms

• horseflesh ore

Adjective

horseflesh (comparative more horseflesh, superlative most horseflesh)

1. Of the colour of horseflesh; of a peculiar reddish-brown hue.