- horseman's word
- horseman's word noun (Scot hist)1. A ploughman's secret word to control horses2. A magic word used against one's enemy, imparted by the Devil in exchange for service in hell• • •Main Entry: ↑horse
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Horseman's Word — The Horseman s Word was a secret society operating amongst horse trainers, blacksmiths, ploughmen, and other horsemen in Scotland from the 18th century until as late as the 20th century. They taught horse whispering and other magic, and like the… … Wikipedia
horseman's word — In the days when experienced horsemen were skilled and valued agricultural workers, many believed in their ability to control horses in mysterious and magical ways, reputedly by whispering a secret word into the animal s ear. In particular,… … A Dictionary of English folklore
horseman — UK [ˈhɔː(r)smən] / US [ˈhɔrsmən] noun [countable] Word forms horseman : singular horseman plural horsemen UK [ˈhɔː(r)smən] / US [ˈhɔrsmən] a man who rides horses for pleasure or sport, especially someone who is good at riding … English dictionary
Miller's Word — Formed in the 18th century in imitation of the Mason s Word, which later became Freemasonry, and followed by the Horseman s Word, the Miller s Word was a trade guild formed to restrict entry into and control the profession of grain milling, as… … Wikipedia
The Horseman on the Roof — Infobox Film name = The Horseman on the Roof caption = ©Miramax Films 1996 director = Jean Paul Rappeneau writer = Jean Giono (novel) Jean Claude Carrière Nina Companéez Jean Paul Rappeneau starring = Juliette Binoche Olivier Martinez producer =… … Wikipedia
Natural horsemanship — Horse Whisperer redirects here. For the movie directed by Robert Redford, see The Horse Whisperer. Staranzano(Italy), Cona Island. A human approaches a semi wild horse using body language understood by the horse … Wikipedia
Cunning folk in Britain — A model of a nineteenth century cunning woman in her house, at the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle in England. The cunning folk in Britain were professional or semi professional practitioners of magic active from the Medieval period through to… … Wikipedia
Nanny Ogg — Gytha Ogg Description A witch who revels in her role as mother Associations Granny Weatherwax, Magrat Garlick, Agnes Nitt, Jason Ogg, Shawn Ogg Tiffany Aching … Wikipedia
Horse whisperer — A horse whisperer is a horse trainer who adopts a sympathetic view of the motives, needs, and desires of the horse, based on natural horsemanship and modern equine psychology. The term goes back to the early nineteenth century when an Irish… … Wikipedia
cavalier — [16] Etymologically, a cavalier is a ‘horseman’. The word comes via French cavalier from Italian cavaliere, which was derived from Latin caballus ‘horse’, either directly or via late Latin caballārius ‘horseman, rider’. From the beginning in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
