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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Houyhnhnm, brood mare, colt, courser, critter, dobbin, entire, entire horse, equine, filly, foal, gelding, horse, mare, mount, nag, prancer, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, tarpan, top horse, trooper, war-horse, wild horse

Dictionary Results for charger:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

charger
    n 1: formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle [syn:
         charger, courser]
    2: a device for charging or recharging batteries [syn:
       charger, battery charger]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Charger \Char"ger\, n.
   1. One who, or that which charges.
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   2. An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge.
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   3. A large dish. [Obs.]
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            Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
                                                  --Matt. xiv.
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   4. A horse for battle or parade. --Macaulay.
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            And furious every charger neighed.    --Campbell.
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3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Charger
   a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of
   the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Num.
   7:13, etc.). The "charger" in which the Baptist's head was
   presented was a platter or flat wooden trencher (Matt. 14:8, 11;
   Mark 6:25, 28). The chargers of gold and silver of Ezra 1:9 were
   probably basins for receiving the blood of sacrifices.

4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

CHARGER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet 
a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 
4, 3, 7.

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