horse Copy link Outline I. The animal1. ĕquus, f. ĕqua2. căballus (a castrated h.; equus being usu. an entire h.)3. cantĕrius (= caballus)4. vĕrēdus (a light posting-h.)5. mannus (a small kind of Gallic h.; used for draught by the wealthy)II. CavalryIII. An instrument supported on legs • horse: I. The animal: 1. ĕquus, f. ĕqua: h.s suitable for military purposes, for draught, for covering, e. ad rem militarem idonei, ad vecturam, ad admissuram, Varr. R. R. 2, 7: breed of h.s, (equorum) stirps, Varr. l. c.: Caes.: Cic.: Virg. 2. căballus (a castrated h.; equus being usu. an entire h.): a market-gardener's h., olitoris c., Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36: Lucil. 3. cantĕrius (= caballus): (riding) on white h.s, albis c., Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 11: v. gelding. (N.B.--The terms caballus, canterius, are not used in elevated prose nor in verse.) 4. vĕrēdus (a light posting-h.): Cod. Just. 12, 51, 4: also used for hunting, Mart. 12, 14, 1. 5. mannus (a small kind of Gallic h.; used for draught by the wealthy): he sweeps the Appian road with his h.s, Appiam mannis terit, Hor. Epod. 4, 14: Lucr.: Prop. Phr.: belonging to h.s, equīnus: h. cattle (horses, collect.), equinum pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 7: a h.'s tail, equina cauda, Hor.: also, caballīnus (less freq.): h.-flesh, caro caballina, Plin. 28, 20, 81: Pers.: a stud of h.s, equaria, Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. fin. Prov.: one must not look a gift h. in the mouth, equi donati dentes non inspiciuntur, Hier. (in Forcell.): to spur the willing h., addere calcaria currenti, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 1. II. Cavalry: ĕques, ĭtis; ĕquĭtātus, ūs; ĕquestres cōpiae: v. cavalry. III. An instrument supported on legs: perh. ăsellus: cf. Pall. 1, 18. (Equuleus denotes a h.-shaped instrument of torture: v. rack.)