QUARTER HORSE

Meaning of QUARTER HORSE in English

■ noun a horse of a small stocky agile breed, reputed to be the fastest breed over a quarter of a mile.

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QUARTER HORSE — noun Etymology: from its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile Date: 1834 any of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUARTER HORSE — Breed of light horse developed in the U.S. from Thoroughbred , Morgan , Though overshadowed by the Thoroughbred, it found …
Английский словарь Британика
QUARTER HORSE — noun Etymology: so called from its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile : an alert …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUARTER HORSE — 1. one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER HORSE — Etymology: from its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile Date: 1834 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUARTER HORSE — Function: noun Etymology: from its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile Date: 1834 : any …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUARTER HORSE — [quarter horse] n [fr. its high speed for distances up to a quarter of a mile] (1834): any of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUARTER HORSE — noun ( NAmE ) a small breed of horse that can run very fast over short distances
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTER HORSE — Breed of light horse developed in the U.S. from Thoroughbred , Morgan , American saddlebred , and other stock as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
QUARTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) quarter horse {{link=Quarter horse racing">Quarter horse racing
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
QUARTER — I. R ˈkwȯr]d.ər, ]tər sometimes by r- dissimilation -ȯ]; - R -ȯ(ə)]d.ə(r, ]tə(r\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUARTER — — quarterer , n. /kwawr"teuhr/ , n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORSE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUARTER — I. ˈkwȯ(r)-tər also ˈkȯ(r)- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUARTER — vt friendship; amity; concord. 2. quarter ·vi to lodge; to have a temporary residence. 3. quarter ·vt proper station; specific …
Webster English vocab
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
QUARTER — [quar.ter] n [ME, fr. OF quartier, fr. L quartarius, fr. quartus fourth] (14c) 1: one of four equal parts into …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUARTER — quart|er BrE AmE ˈkwɔːt |ə ˈkɔːt- AmE ˈkwɔːrt̬ | ə r ˈkɔːrt̬- —AmE also occasionally dissimilated to ˈkwɔːt̬ ə r, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUARTER — / ˈkwɔːtə(r); NAmE ˈkwɔːrt-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1 OF 4 PARTS 1. (also fourth especially in NAmE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTER — I. quar ‧ ter 1 S1 W2 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUARTER — n. & v. --n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUARTER — n. & v. n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARTER — n. & v. --n. 1. each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Oxford English vocab
QUARTER — ( quarters, quartering, quartered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A quarter …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUARTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUARTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) quarter of an hour (= fifteen minutes ) ▪ Mum was gone for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUARTER — (FOURTH PART) [noun] [C] - one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼About a quarter of the …
Cambridge English vocab
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Slang English vocab
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUARTER — n. 1 fourth Statistics showed that a quarter of the population attended church regularly 2 three-month period, three months, ninety …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Словарь английских идиом
HORSE — The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
QUARTER — noun BAD : He served his country for over quarter of a century. GOOD : He served his country for …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. ≈ За него проголосовало четверть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse ≈ приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTER — quarter.ogg _I 1. ʹkwɔ:tə n _I 1. четверть, четвёртая часть a quarter of a pound of a dollar, of a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HORSE — horse.ogg 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUARTER — 1) квартал 2) уменьшать в четыре раза 3) четвертной 4) четверть • last quarter of the moon — последняя четверть луны quarter rope trawl — квартронный …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
QUARTER — quarter сущ.1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть населения. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HORSE — horse сущ.1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, raise …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUARTER — _I 1. ʹkwɔ:tə n I 1. четверть, четвёртая часть a quarter of a pound of a dollar, of a yard, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORSE — 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy draught …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть населения. exactly a quarter …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, raise horses — разводить …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUARTER — 1. _n. 1> четверть (of); a quarter of a century - четверть века; to divide into quarters - разделить на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HORSE — 1. _n. 1> лошадь, конь; to take horse - сесть на лошадь; ехать верхом; to horse! - по коням!; spare …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
QUARTER — 1. n. 1. четверть (of); a quarter of a century - четверть века; to divide into quarters - разделить на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

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