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Lippizan

Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage

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Examples

  • The minute they heard Gloria's car in the driveway, Treva and her husband swung into action with all the precision and efficiency of the Lippizan cavalry.

    Motherhood, The Second Oldest Profession Bombeck, Erma 1983

  • Knotts 'efforts to find a horse that had the same qualities as her prized Lippizan stallion, Marc, (Pluto III Marcella) would lead her to Texas A&M University and equine reproduction expert, Dr. Katrin Hinrichs.

    innovations-report 2010

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. mount
  2. riding horse
  3. saddle horse

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