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Barbary — Bar ba*ry, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. [1913 Webster] {Barbary ape} (Zo[ o]l.), an ape ({Macacus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barbary ape — Barbary Bar ba*ry, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. [1913 Webster] {Barbary ape} (Zo[ o]l.), an ape… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horse — Synonyms and related words: Al Borak, American trotter, Amytal, Amytal pill, Angora goat, Appaloosa, Arabian, Arctic fox, Barb, Barbary horse, Belgian, Belgian hare, Black Beauty, Caffre cat, Citation, Cleveland Bay, Demerol, Dolophine, French… … Moby Thesaurus
horse — horseless, adj. horselike, adj. /hawrs/, n., pl. horses, (esp. collectively) horse, v., horsed, horsing, adj. n. 1. a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties … Universalium
horse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equine; stallion, mare, colt, filly, foal, gelding; steed, mount; trotter, pacer, hackney; nag, hack, pony, charger, courser; dobbin, jennet; cavalry; sawhorse; bronco, mustang, cayuse; Arab. See… … English dictionary for students
Barb (horse) — Infobox Horse name= Barb image caption=Berber warriors mounted on Barbs features = altname= nickname= country=North Africa group1= std1= | Developed on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, the Barb is a desert horse with great hardiness and stamina … Wikipedia
Auvergne horse — Alternative names Cheval d Auvergne (French) Country of origin Auvergne region of France Breed standards Association Nation … Wikipedia
Holsteiner (horse) — Infobox Horse name=Holsteiner image caption=Holsteiner gelding at the FEI World Cup features = German sport horse bred for show jumping, primarily grey and bay in color. altname= nickname= HOL, HOLST country= Schleswig Holstein, Germany group1=… … Wikipedia
Macacus innuus — Barbary Bar ba*ry, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. [1913 Webster] {Barbary ape} (Zo[ o]l.), an ape… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barb — Barbary horse ♦ A breed of horse from Barbary , or Berber, coast of the Mediterranean (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco), and rather smaller than the Arabian. The term equus de Barbaria occurs in letters of the Emperor Frederick II in 1240. In … Medieval glossary
