hippophile

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hippo- +‎ -phile

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hippophile (plural hippophiles)

  1. A person who loves horses.
    • 1887, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Our Hundred Days in Europe:
      I have not that vicious and demoralizing love of horse-flesh which makes it next to impossible to find a perfectly honest hippophile.
    • 2012, Paul McGreevy, Equine Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists:
      This book would not be a book for hippophiles without the oft-quoted adage 'no foot – no horse'.

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