caballine

caballine
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; -- called also {horse aloes}.

{Caballine spring}, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus. [1913 Webster] ||


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  • Caballine spring — 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 — adjective Of, or pertaining to, a horse …   Wiktionary

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