Definition of Bucephelus
Buceph`alus (i. e. ox-head), the horse which Alexander the Great,
while yet a youth, broke in when no one else could, and on which he rode
through all his campaigns; it died in India from a wound. The town,
Bucephala, on the Hydaspes, was built near its grave.
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Bu*ceph"a*lus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;,
lit., ox-headed; &?; ox + &?; head.] 1. The
celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.
2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose]
Sir W. Scott.
Bu*ceph"a*lus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;,
lit., ox-headed; &?; ox + &?; head.] 1. The
celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.
2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose]
Sir W. Scott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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