…a solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing mane and tail, used for riding, racing, and to carry and pull loads…
…(of a race or other contest) in which only two of the competitors or participants are likely winners…
…(circa 1849–77), Sioux chief; Sioux name Ta-Sunko-Witko. A leading figure in the resistance to white settlement on American Indian land, he was at the centre of the confederation that defeated General Custer at Little Bighorn (1876). He surrendered in 1877 and was killed in custody…
…a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds…
…a large horse used for pulling heavy loads, especially a cart or plow…
…a large, strong, heavily built horse of a type or breed used for draught work…
…a child’s toy consisting of a stick with a model of a horse’s head at one end…
…a heavy, powerful horse of a draught breed, originally from the English Midlands…
…(in the UK) the mounted squadrons provided from the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties…
…a large marine mussel which may occur in very large populations in food-rich waters…
…a large pistol carried at the pommel of the saddle by a rider…
…the sport in which horses and their riders take part in races, either on a flat course or over hurdles or fences, typically with substantial betting on the outcome…
…a mechanically rotating arm or cage to which horses are tied in order to exercise…
…a vaulting horse fitted with a pair of curved handgrips, used for a gymnastic exercise consisting of swings of the legs and body…
…a horse of a small stocky breed noted for agility and speed over short distances. It is reputed to be the fastest breed of horse over distances of a quarter of a mile…
…a model of a horse mounted on rockers or springs for a child to sit on and rock to and fro…
…a wooden frame or stand on which saddles are cleaned or stored…
…(in Greek mythology) a hollow wooden statue of a horse in which the Greeks are said to have concealed themselves in order to enter Troy…
…a deciduous tree with large leaves of five leaflets, conspicuous sticky winter buds, and upright conical clusters of white, pink, or red flowers. It bears nuts (conkers) enclosed in a fleshy case…
…a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies…
…a shoaling edible fish of the eastern Atlantic, which is commercially fished in southern African waters…
…a large edible mushroom with a creamy-white cap and pinkish-grey gills, found in grassland in Eurasia and North America…
…a drink consisting of ginger ale, a twist of lemon peel, and spirits, typically brandy…
…a comic character in the form of a horse, played by two actors in one costume, one providing the front legs and operating the head, the other providing the back legs…
…a person or thing that is used to conceal someone’s real intentions…
…a padded wooden block used for vaulting over by gymnasts and athletes…
