nonhorse

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ horse.

Noun

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nonhorse (plural nonhorses)

  1. That which is not a horse.
    • 1993, Richard Henry Popkin, Avrum Stroll, Philosophy made simple:
      Some intelligent things are not nonhorses (ie, some intelligent things are horses).

Adjective

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nonhorse (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to horses.
    • 2006, Janet Barrett, On the Fence: A Parent's Handbook of Horseback Riding:
      Though nonhorse people might debate horses' intelligence—and, in truth, on an intelligence scale, other animals surpass them—once you have spent any amount of time with horses, you will likely be persuaded otherwise.