horse litter

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English

A single-horse Sioux litter (1899)
A standard two-horse litter in Portugal (1814)
A section of the Ming-era "Departure Herald", displaying a litter being borne by the riders atop four horses

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Noun

horse litter (plural horse litters)

  1. A litter pulled or borne by one horse or borne on poles borne by two or more horses.
  2. (uncommon) Synonym of horsecart, particularly in contexts for carrying the injured or deceased in early cart ambulances or hearses.
  3. Straw or similar litter used for horses' rest or, once mixed with horse urine and excrement, as a waste product or fertilizer.

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Hyponyms

  • (horse-borne litter): takhtrawan (enclosed Middle Eastern & South Asian form)

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