Horseless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without a horse. not-comparable
"The stealthy Apaches waited until their pale-face friends were well asleep, and then with a piece of cow-hide, hard and thin, sawed out a section of the adobe wall, at the other end of the corral, and in the morning Los Americanos found themselves horseless and muleless."
Synonyms
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More examples"A name has not yet been found for horseless carriages... The latest suggestion we have had is 'motor car'."
Etymology
From horse + -less.
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