Dictionary entry

Horseflesh

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Horse″flesh′ (?), n. 1. The flesh of horses.

The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. Bacon.

2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a judge of horseflesh.

Horseflesh ore(Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.