horse marine
noun
(formerly) a marine mounted on horseback or a cavalryman doing duty on shipboard.
a person out of his or her proper or natural place.
Origin of horse marine
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby horse marine
Example sentences from the Web for horse marine
What, do you mean to say that lankey, horse-marine looking fellow is as bad as that!
Varney the Vampire |Thomas Preskett PrestHe did not look much like a horse-marine, but reminded me more of a city hosier.
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two |Harriette Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for horse marine
horse marine
noun US
(formerly) a mounted marine or cavalryman serving in a ship
someone out of his natural element, as if a member of an imaginary body of marine cavalry