"horse ferry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horse ferries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse ferry (plural horse ferries)
  1. (now chiefly historical) A watercraft powered by horses or mules, generally using a treadmill. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-horse_ferry-en-noun-olwqkJHC
  2. (now chiefly historical) A ferry that transports horses. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-horse_ferry-en-noun-9IFWRgAD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

Inflected forms

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