dishorse

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ horse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈhɔː(ɹ)s/

Verb

dishorse (third-person singular simple present dishorses, present participle dishorsing, simple past and past participle dishorsed)

1. (archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
   • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page)”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC:

     He burst his lance against a forest bough
     Dishorsed himself, and rose again

2. (transitive) To unseat from a horse.

Synonyms

• unhorse

References

• “dishorse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Doshiers, hidroses