Snowhorse
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A visual representation of a horse made from snow.
"One sees instead a small snowhorse / Made by children one dull afternoon, / Though now it gleams like Triton’s foal / New-born from the unblemished foam."
- 2 A horse bred or used for service in the winter.
"Longview Farms, now operated by Loula Long Combs, better known throughout the United States as a breeder and exhibitor of thoroughbred snowhorses, is disposing of its 758 fine grade dairy cattle and replacing them with 700 beef cattle which need less attention."
Example
More examples"One sees instead a small snowhorse / Made by children one dull afternoon, / Though now it gleams like Triton’s foal / New-born from the unblemished foam."
Etymology
From snow + horse.
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