Definition of Unhorse. Meaning of Unhorse. Synonyms of Unhorse

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Definition of Unhorse

Unhorse
Unhorse Un*horse", v. t. [1 st pref. un- + horse.] To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. --Cowper.

Meaning of Unhorse from wikipedia

- meet together on the field as the day of battle turns to evening. They unhorse one another and rise with drawn swords to battle again, each sending blow...
- insurgent Republicans want to start a new National party with the purpose of unhorsing the present Republican National Committee. The leadership will fall to...
- with such force that her fingers bled. Later that month, the King was unhorsed in a tournament and knocked unconscious for two hours, a worrying incident...
- William. Entering the final p****, William is losing by two lances and must unhorse Adhemar to win. He demands to be stripped of his armour while Chaucer buys...
- lances in an effort to break their lance on the opponent's head or body or unhorse them completely. The loser in these tournaments had to turn his armour...
- determined attack, Warwick's army was destro****. During the rout, Warwick was unhorsed and killed, along with his brother the John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu...
- ensuing mêlée, the Scot, John Carmichael of Douglasdale, broke his lance unhorsing the Duke of Clarence. Once on the ground, the duke was slain by Alexander...
- armies clashed at what became known as the Battle of Bouvines. Philip was unhorsed by the Flemish pikemen in the heat of battle, and were it not for his mail...
- while covering the flight of Henry II from Le Mans to Chinon, William unhorsed the undutiful Richard in a skirmish. William could have killed the prince...
- Henry's standard-bearer Sir William Brandon in the initial charge and unhorsed burly John Cheyne, Edward IV's former standard-bearer, with a blow to the...