horsiness

English

Etymology

From horsy +‎ -ness.

Noun

horsiness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being, or resembling, a horse.
   • 1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, (please specify the page):

     It shall be all my study for one hour light,
     To rose and lavender my horsiness

2. Fondness for, or interest in, horses.

References

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

Anagrams

• herissons