unhorse
pronunciation
How to pronounce unhorse in British English:
UK ['ʌn'hɔ:s]
How to pronounce unhorse in American English:
US [ʌn'hɔs]
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- Verb:
- get off (a horse)
Word Origin
- unhorse (v.)
- late 14c., "to throw (someone) from his horse," from un- (2) "opposite of" + horse (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontorsen.
Example
- 1. A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse .