HORSEFLESH

Horse″flesh′ (?), n. 1. 1. The flesh of horses.
The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. Bacon. 2. 2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a judge of horseflesh.
Horseflesh ore (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.