equids

noun

Definition of equidsnext
plural of equid
as in racehorses

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  1. mounts
  2. horses
  3. horse
Noun
  • These horses ran wild on the barrier islands of the Lowcountry, frequently rounded up and used for dependable mounts and agricultural needs by local farmers.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • They’ve been celebrated as calm, athletic mounts, and even played a role in America's victory in the Revolutionary War.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Sports The Game Inside the Game Emma Healey The NBA halftime show is a kind of Trojan horse—a secret, strange venue for performance art, hidden at the centre of one of our most mainstream entertainment juggernauts.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • His dad loaned him $250,000 for a down payment on a house with horse property in Maple Ridge, a tony suburb north of Vancouver popular among doctors and lawyers.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of horses
Noun
  • The signature polo horse and rider logo − first introduced in 1971 − sits atop the corner of golf shirts and cardigans alike, signaling old-money elegance.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • After his defeat, Flemish masterpieces returned home to great fanfare, flanked by horses and soldiers.
    Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of horse
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