Horse-milliner, subs. (common).—1. A dandy trooper.
1778. Chatterton, Ballads of Charity, ii., 113. The trammels of his palfrey pleased his sight, For the horse-milliner his head with roses dight.
1813. Scott, Bridal of Triermain, ii., 3. One comes in foreign trashery Of tinkling chain and spur, A walking haberdashery Of feathers, lace and fur; In Rowley’s antiquated phrase, Horse-milliner of modern days.
2. (old).—A saddler and harness-maker.
1818. Scott, Heart of Midlothian, xi. In my wretched occupation of a saddler, horse-milliner, and harness maker, we are out unconscionable sums just for barkened hides and leather.
Horse-nails, subs. (common).—1. Money. For synonyms, see Actual and Gilt.
To feed on horse-nails, verb. phr. (cribbage).—So to play as not so much to advance your own score as to keep down your opponent’s.
To knock into horse-nails, verb. phr. (common).—To knock to pieces; to be absolutely victorious. [[361]]
Horse-nightcap, subs. (old).—See Horse’s-Collar.
Horse-pox, subs. (old).—A superlative of Pox (q.v.). Used in adjuration. E.g., A horse-pox on you! Ay, with a horse-pox, etc.