"horse and foot" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From horse, meaning "cavalry", and foot, meaning "infantry". Etymology templates: {{m|en|horse}} horse, {{m|en|foot}} foot Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} horse and foot (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) With all one's might, with all one's strength, as hard as one can. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: with might and main
    Sense id: en-horse_and_foot-en-adv-AR2~EpoP Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20

Noun

Etymology: From horse, meaning "cavalry", and foot, meaning "infantry". Etymology templates: {{m|en|horse}} horse, {{m|en|foot}} foot Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} horse and foot pl (plural only)
  1. All the troops, all the army, all forces. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-horse_and_foot-en-noun-uD01v-he

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