What is another word for horsepond?

Pronunciation: [hˈɔːspɒnd] (IPA)

There are various synonyms for the word "horsepond", which refers to a pond used for horses to drink or bathe in. Some alternate terms include watering hole, water trough, and equine pond. These words are commonly used to describe a shallow body of water, often found in fields or pastures, that is intended for use by horses. Other possible synonyms include horse pool, horse tank, and horse basin. These terms are particularly useful when differentiating between ponds designed for horses and those used for other purposes, such as fishing or recreation. Ultimately, the appropriate synonym for "horsepond" will depend on the context in which it is being used.

Synonyms for Horsepond:

  • n.

    object
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What are the hypernyms for Horsepond?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Horsepond?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for horsepond (as nouns)

Usage examples for Horsepond

Over the whole scene of rickyard, garden, outbuildings, horsepond and orchard, brooded that air which seems rightfully to belong to out-of-the-way farmyards, an air of wakeful dreaminess which suggests that here, man and beast and bird have got up so early that the rest of the world has never caught them up and never will.
"The Unbearable Bassington"
Saki
The horsepond where he dips his wings, The wet day prints it full of rings.
"Poems Chiefly From Manuscript"
John Clare
You ought to be ducked in the horsepond, you rotter!
"Ulysses"
James Joyce

Famous quotes with Horsepond

  • Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horsepond.
    Thomas Love Peacock

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