hippic, a. rare.
(ˈhɪpɪk)
[ad. Gr. ἱππικός, f. ἵππος horse. Cf. F. hippique.]
Pertaining to horses, esp. to horse-racing.
| 1846 H. Torrens Rem. Milit. Lit. & Hist. I. 101 note, A curious instance of the enduring nature of the hippic principle among original nomads. 1871 Daily News 25 Aug., The hippic events of that cockney watering-place. 1885 Soc. Lond. 119 The other great hippic festivals of the year at Doncaster, at Stockbridge, and at Chester. |