Horse"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) (a) The moonfish (Selene setipinnis). (b)
The sauger.
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. [Colloq.]
Horseflesh ore (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its
peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.
Horse"fly` (?), n.; pl. Horseflies (&?;). 1. (Zoˆl.) Any dipterous fly
of the family TabanidÊ, that stings horses, and sucks their blood.
Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America.
They have a large proboscis with four sharp lancets for piercing the
skin. Called also breeze fly. See Illust. under Diptera, and Breeze
fly.