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horses

/ˈhoɹsɪz/ noun A1
  1. Horsepower. (slang)
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“I’m afraid,” said Holmes, smiling, “that all the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men cannot avail in this matter.” He had spread out his big map of London and leaned eagerly over it.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 27 · B2
The Lion ate some of the porridge, but did not care for it, saying it was made from oats and oats were food for horses, not for lions.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 60 · B2
Even the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman could sit on it, and were drawn swiftly by their queer little horses to the place where the Lion lay asleep.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 55 · B2
“I’ll go look after the stock.” Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 3 · B2

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