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Definition of Horse blanket

1. Noun. Stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle.

Definition of Horse blanket

1. Noun. A blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete slang) currency in the 1800s consisting of large size notes/bills. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horse Blanket

Literary usage of Horse blanket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... carr'ge an' tuk up the lousy old horse-blanket on the box, wrapped my head an' the rest av me in ut, ..."

2. A French-English Military Technical Dictionary by Cornélis De Witt Willcox (1899)
"... horse-blanket; faire sauter à la , to toes in a blanket. fíe citerai, i tía ru. ) horse-blanket: den tit* ..."

3. Coniston by Winston Churchill (1906)
"And the horse blanket ? " Wetherell queried, irresistibly. Dudley Worthington did not smile. " Take my advice, Mr. Wetherell, and pay off that note somehow. ..."

4. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1903)
"Between layers of horse-blanket on floor—two layers on top and six layers below. No. 2. Between layers of horse-blanket on floor—four layers on top and four ..."

5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1909)
"The testimony of the people was to the effect that said horse blanket and said fur overcoat were worth 17L.RA(NS) less than $25. Upon the theory that such ..."

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