\Horse"flesh`\, n.
1. The flesh of horses.

         The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. --Bacon.

2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a
   judge of horseflesh. [Colloq.]

{Horseflesh ore} (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in
   allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.