"horsey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: horsier [comparative], horsiest [superlative]
Etymology: From horse + -ey. Etymology templates: {{af|en|horse|-ey}} horse + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} horsey (comparative horsier, superlative horsiest)
  1. Alternative spelling of horsy. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: horsy
    Sense id: en-horsey-en-adj-LOZQMMu-

Noun

Forms: horseys [plural]
Etymology: From horse + -ey. Etymology templates: {{af|en|horse|-ey}} horse + -ey Head templates: {{en-noun}} horsey (plural horseys)
  1. Alternative spelling of horsy. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: horsy Categories (lifeform): Horses Synonyms: gee-gee
    Sense id: en-horsey-en-noun-LOZQMMu- Disambiguation of Horses: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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