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Throw, as a rider
Answer for the clue "Throw, as a rider ", 7 letters:
unhorse
Alternative clues for the word unhorse
Word definitions for unhorse in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "to throw (someone) from his horse," from un- (2) "opposite of" + horse (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontorsen .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To forcibly remove from a horse. 2 (context by extension English) To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unhorse \Un*horse"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + horse.] To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. --Cowper.
Usage examples of unhorse.
From what he did say this morning, methinks the Sieur de la Montaigne meaneth only to break three lances with thee, and will content himself therewith, without seeking to unhorse thee.
Sieur de la Montaigne telleth me that he will ride to unhorse me this time.
There was a brief savage interlude as the reservists wielded their spears frantically, unhorsing many of the riders and killing or injuring several others.
Unhorsed, but not out-his god-metal axe, scarcely stoppable by iron, was taking heavy toll.
Ser Ryman Frey, his brother Ser Hosteen, Lord Whent, Strongboar, even Ser Boros Blount of the Kingsguard, I unhorsed them all.
First through the gap were to be unhorsed cavalry, who were the freshest of the troops and had good buffcoats beside.
And before a month was out Henry was to be unhorsed in the tiltyard at Greenwich, lie unconscious and get up with a wound in the leg which was never to heal: Anne, told by her stupid uncle, Norfolk, that the King was dead, was to miscarry.
To be specific, my lord and master had consistently been unhorsed in his first passes in all jousts going back for the last fifteen, twenty years or so.
From what he did say this morning, methinks the Sieur de la Montaigne meaneth only to break three lances with thee, and will content himself therewith, without seeking to unhorse thee.
Sponsilier and I were great friends, as were likewise our outfits, and we nearly unhorsed each other in our rough but hearty greetings.
He rode with King Arthur and savagely unhorsed a black knight who challenged him.
Gentle hands lifted the stricken sub-chief and others, equally gently, assisted his companions from their saddles and unhorsed the bodies.
The swan, she could see now, was tethered to the peculiar craft by a long strand of something, from which various loops and buckles dangled, rather like an unhorsed sleigh harness.
An unhorsed cavalryman ran back a few paces, then doubled over to vomit blood.
Good-natured banter flew back and forth, wagers were laid, and woe betide the contender who was unhorsed during these practice bouts, for the thing that a knight dreaded even more than he dreaded death was ridicule.