caballine aloes

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 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 aloes — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : impure aloes formerly used in veterinary practice …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • Horse aloes — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horse aloes — noun : caballine aloes …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Cassia Javanica — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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