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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HORSELESS

HORSELESS Horse "less, a.

 

Defn: Being without a horse; specif. , not requiring a horse; -- said of certain vehicles in which horse power has been replaced by electricity, steam, etc. ; as, a horseless carriage or truck.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

horseless

horse less |ˈhôrslis ˈhɔrsləs | adjective [ attrib. ] (of a vehicle ) not drawn by a horse or horses: a horseless cabriolet.

 

horseless carriage

horse less car riage noun archaic, humorous an automobile.

 

Oxford Dictionary

horseless

horse |less |ˈhɔːslɪs | adjective [ attrib. ] (of a vehicle ) not drawn by a horse or horses: a horseless cabriolet.

 

horseless carriage

horse |less car |riage noun archaic or humorous a car.