lathery horse

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• lather — n. & v. n. 1 a froth produced by agitating soap etc. and water. 2 frothy sweat, esp. of a horse. 3 a state of agitation. v. 1 intr. (of soap etc.) form a lather. 2 tr. cover with lather. 3 intr. (of a horse etc.) develop or become covered with… …   Useful english dictionary

• lather — I. noun Etymology: Middle English *lather, from Old English lēathor; akin to Latin lavere to wash more at lye Date: before 12th century 1. a. a foam or froth formed when a detergent (as soap) is agitated in water b. foam or froth from profuse… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lather — [ lα:δə, laδə] noun 1》 a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap when mixed with water. 2》 heavy sweat visible on a horse s coat as a white foam. 3》 (a lather) informal a state of agitation or nervous excitement. verb 1》 form or cause to… …   English new terms dictionary

• lather — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 a white mass of bubbles produced by mixing soap in water 2 a white mass that forms on a horse s skin when it has been sweating sweat 1 (1) 3 in a lather BrE informal very anxious, especially because you do not… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English