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boathorse

noun

Etymology

From boat + horse.

  1. derived from *ḱers-✻ — “to run”
  2. inherited from *ḱr̥sós✻ — “vehicle”
  3. inherited from *hrussą✻ — “horse”
  4. inherited from *hross✻
  5. inherited from hors — “horse”
  6. inherited from hors
  7. compounded as boathorse — “boat + horse”

Definitions

  1. A horse that tows a boat or barge.

    • The boathorse provided the power for most boats until the 1880s, when steam boats became more common.
    • They have the unfortunate side effect of preventing access to legitimate users such as boathorses and wheelchair users and those with baby buggies.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA