/hɔːs/
noun
Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.Equipment with legs.Type of equipment.A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).(among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery