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—hippophagous /hi pof"euh geuhs/, adj./hi pof"euh jee/, n.the practice of eating horseflesh.Also, hippophagism.[1820-30; HIPPO- + -PHAGY]
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Hippophagy — Hip*poph a*gy, n. [Cf. F. hippophagie.] The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippophagy — 1828, from HIPPO (Cf. hippo ) + phagy (see PHAGOUS (Cf. phagous)). Related: Hippophagous … Etymology dictionary
hippophagy — noun The eating of horsemeat. In Berlin, as in Paris, hippophagy appears to be on the increase. At the present time as many as twenty horses a day are cut up for food … Wiktionary
hippophagy — feeding on horses Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
hippophagy — hip·poph·a·gy … English syllables
hippophagy — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷fəjē noun ( es) Etymology: hipp + phagy : the act or practice of eating horseflesh … Useful english dictionary
Hippophagie — Boucherie chevaline à Pézenas, dans le Languedoc. L hippophagie est une pratique alimentaire consistant à consommer de la viande de cheval. Connue depuis la préhistoire et pratiquée par de nombreux peuples eurasiatiques durant l Antiquité, à l … Wikipédia en Français
Horse worship — is a pagan practice that may be demonstrated in Europe in the Iron Age, and perhaps in the Bronze Age. The horse may be seen as divine, or may be seen as a sacred animal associated with a particular deity, or a totem animal impersonating the king … Wikipedia
Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy … English dictionary for students
Hippophagism — Hip*poph a*gism, n. Hippophagy. Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
