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Meanings of skittish horse in English

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Usage of skittish horse in English
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Tommy shied from her position in the road like a skittish horse.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
2
The indulgent look he gave me, like I was a skittish horse.
The Girls
3
But the pair were acting as if he were a skittish horse.
To the blight: the eye of the world
4
He moved slowly and carefully, the way you would approach a skittish horse.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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Despite the disorientation, he scrambled to his feet and remounted the skittish horse.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
6
He rested a hand on her shoulder, gentling her like a skittish horse.
Poison or Protect
7
We rode into Lolth three abreast, with the skittish horse in the middle.
Micah & Strange Candy
8
Hornblower shied away from this personal conversation like a skittish horse.
Hornblower and the Crisis
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His eyes were wild around the edges, like a skittish horse.
The Name of the Wind
10
I couldn't take the risk of jumping on the back of a skittish horse.
The Name of the Wind
11
He sat back on his skittish horse, looking them over.
The spirit thief
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House followed each jerk patiently, like a man who means to bridle a skittish horse.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
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Edeard dismounted and tethered his skittish horse to the iron rings just outside the arching portal.
The evolutionary void
14
Back and forth he rode, guiding the skittish horse through the bloody grass littered with bodies.
Quest for honour
15
The Negro girl watched him, watched me, as a skittish horse would watch the approach of a snake.
Carrion comfort
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Her underlings were returning from the other end of the bridge, leading saar Basind on a skittish horse.
Seraphina
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