N. B. Philippos, The Farrier's and Horseman's Dictionary (1726)

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Date

1726

Lexicographer

N. B. Philippos Note: Pseudonym

Book title

The Farrier's and Horseman's Dictionary, Being A Compleat System Of Horsemanship. Containing I. Directions for the Knowledge of Horses, or Instructions how to make a right Judgment of their Goodness or Imperfections. II. For the Breeding of Horses: the Choice and Ordering of Mares, Stallions, and young Colts. III. The Feeding, Dieting and Ordering of Horses for several Services, and particularly of Running, Hunting, and War-Horses. IV. The Prognosticks, or Signs of the Diseases, and Maladies of Horses. V. The best Methods of curing all Distempers and Maladies incident to them. VI. With a large Collection of the most approved Recipe;s of Medicines for each particular Disease or Malady, with the proper Directions for their Use. VII. An Explanation of all the Terms of Art used in Horsemanship, either in common Riding, or in the Academies for Riding the Great Horse. VIII. An Explanation of all those Terms of Art, either in the Medicinal or Chirurgical Practice of Farriers, &c. The whole digested into an easy Alphabetical Order, and useful for all, either Farriers, or Dealers in Horses, whose Business, or Gentlemen, whose Diversion and Inclination calls them to an Acquaintance with that useful and noble Creature.

Publication place

London

Publisher

J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, J. Hooke, F. Clay, J. Batley, and E. Symon

Text type

printed book

Genre

Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions

Subject area

horsemanship

Language

headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English

Word-group

type: alphabetical

Word-entry

type: headword
sample: TO BOAR. A Horse is said to boar, when he shoots out his Nose as high as his Ears, and tosses his Nose in the Wind.

STC

T114736