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equine

[ee-kwahyn, ek-wahyn] / ˈi kwaɪn, ˈɛk waɪn /
NOUN
hoofed mammal
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Jaucot, the manager of the Horse Inn, Europe’s premier equine hotel, received a call that in less than two days the horses trapped in Doha would be coming his way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The designer, a big supporter of equine therapy, featured 12 dancing horses at her presentation, which she said also celebrated the Chinese year of the horse.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

She was transported to an equine hospital and is back in her barn being monitored.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

You may have heard of the Horse Girl: the adolescent female obsessed with beasts of the equine variety, the girl who watches National Velvet on repeat and begs her parents for riding lessons.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

Eastern equine encephalitis, caused by the prick of a mosquito, attacks the brain and central nervous system.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson