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# horseflesh

noun (no plural)

«horseflesh» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Horseflesh is the meat of a horse, which some people eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#m1)
2. (old use) Horseflesh means horses in general, especially horses bought, sold or ridden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a poor family eats horseflesh, or a rich man buys horses at a fair; in lessons it names horses as animals for meat or trade

### Examples

- Some people in France eat horseflesh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#x1)
- The poor family had no meat but horseflesh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#x2)
- The merchant bought much horseflesh at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#x3)
- Horseflesh was cheap in that village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#x4)
- How did he get so much horseflesh? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «horseflesh» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«horseflesh» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/horseflesh.html) on Mova free.