Horseflesh \Horse"flesh`\, n. 1. The flesh of horses. The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. --Bacon. 2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a judge of horseflesh. [Colloq.] {Horseflesh ore} (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.
horseflesh n : the flesh of horses as food [syn: {horsemeat}]