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horse (hôrs)

noun

1. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.

2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.

3. A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals; or, a large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.

transitive verb

1. To provide with a horse.

2. To haul or hoist energetically.

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a horse, or mounted on a horse.

2. Drawn or operated by a horse.

3. Larger or cruder than others in the same category. (cf. "horseradish")

horse. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved May 13 2023 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/horse

This means that the sentence

horse horses horse horse horses

is syntactically correct, as is

a horse horse horse horses horse horse horses

(which might mean "a horse-drawn frame with four legs, cruder than other such frames, hoists particularly equine rock faults into place, also cruder than other such faults"

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