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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.