caballine — cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caballine aloes — caballine cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caballine — ˈkabəˌlīn, ə̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English caballin, from Latin caballinus, literally, of a horse, from caballus horse, nag + inus ine; from the ancient belief that the Muses spring Hippocrene came from a hoofprint of the winged horse… … Useful english dictionary
horse aloes — caballine cab al*line (k[a^]b al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.] Of or pertaining to a horse. n. Caballine aloes. [1913 Webster] {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cab|al|line — «KAB uh lihn», adjective. of or having to do with a horse or horses: »the caballine spring (the spring Hippocrene produced by a stroke of the hoof of Pegasus). ╂[< Latin caballīnus < caballus horse] … Useful english dictionary