verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To dismount from a horse. archaic, intransitive

   "He burst his lance against a forest bough Dishorsed himself, and rose again"

2. 2
   To unseat from a horse. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

unhorse

Example

More examples

"He burst his lance against a forest bough Dishorsed himself, and rose again"

Etymology

From dis- + horse.

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