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marine(dictionary)
marine(encyclopedia)
Marine(medicine)
marine(dictionary)
MARINE(law)
marine soap(medicine)
merchant marine(encyclopedia)
Marine Corps(dictionary)
marine sediment(encyclopedia)

HHG (finance) and horse-marine (iou)


HHG (finance)


HHG is a top British corporation in the field of insurance, and its estimated market value is 3,260 million US dollars.





horse-marine (iou)



horse-marine noun. E19.
[from HORSE noun + MARINE noun.]
In pl., an imaginary corps of mounted marine soldiers (out of their natural element); sing. a person unsuited to the work in hand, a landlubber at sea. joc. E19.
tell that to the horse-marines colloq.: indicating incredulity.
A person who leads and attends to a barge-horse. M19.
A marine mounted on horseback; a cavalryman doing a marine's work. L19.