equus or ecus ī (gen plur. equōm or equūm, V.), m
3 AC-,
a horse, steed, charger
: fortis: equis uti: cadere de equo: inanis,
without a rider
: in equo,
mounted
: ex equo pugnare, L.— Fig.:
conrigam tarditatem cum equis, tum quadrigis, i. e.
will use extreme diligence
: equis, viris subvenire,
with horse and foot
, i. e.
with might and main
: equis virisque, i. e.
with their whole force
, L.—Plur,
a chariot
(poet.): Semper equos canebat, V.: conscendit equos, O.—
A sea-horse
: bipedum currus equorum, V.—
The Trojan Horse
: Troianus: trabibus contextus, V.:
Equus Troianus,
a play of Livius Andronicus
.—Fig.: intus est equus Troianus, i. e.
treason.—The constellation Pegasus
.