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horseflesh

/hawrs-flesh/US // ˈhɔrsˌflɛʃ //UK // (ˈhɔːsˌflɛʃ) //

马肉,马屁精,马粪,马匹的肉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the flesh of a horse.
    • : horses collectively, especially for riding, racing, etc.

Examples

  • Rove is a master tactician, but not necessarily a great judge of political horseflesh.

  • Terry and the Queen have something very passionate between them: horseflesh.

  • The menu at the principal hotel, where I dined, would (if it had been printed) have consisted of one item—horseflesh.

  • At the time of the surrender the last flask of powder was exhausted, and the garrison had long been living on horseflesh.

  • Polo is very popular and Buenos Aires has its own Hurlingham, and good horseflesh can be obtained more cheaply than at home.

  • If horseflesh can be depended on, it is a very favourite and strengthening food, and may be given.

  • The mimicry, it should be said, extends further than to the sense of beauty in horseflesh simply.