Alternative form of horsefly

Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).

(US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.

(idiomatic) Directly from the source; firsthand.

(idiomatic) firsthand; direct; from the source.

(obsolete) The walrus. / Any of various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright.

A large black European rove beetle, Staphylinus olens or Ocypus olens.

A horse trainer who adopts a sympathetic view of the motives, needs, and desires of the horse, based on modern equine psychology.

(slang, euphemistic) Horseshit, nonsense.

(countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.