"horse marine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-horse marine.ogg [Australia] Forms: horse marines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse marine (plural horse marines)
  1. (nautical, slang) An awkward, lubberly person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-horse_marine-en-noun-28Zl8xa1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical, slang) One of a mythical body of marine cavalry, for whom wild flights of imagination are best reserved. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: tell it to the marines
    Sense id: en-horse_marine-en-noun-ExpnHyXR Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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