Dr. Shades wrote:
It's interesting how the word "Horse" got into the Book of Mormon because its actual animal was unknown to Joseph Smith, but that never stopped God from having Joseph write down "Curelom" and "Cumom," whose actual animals were unknown to Joseph Smith, too.
That's exactly what goes through my mind every time this subject is brought up. The Book of Mormon has all kinds of exotic names. J. Smith (flim-flam man) made up numerous names for animals, places, and even the Nephite money system. As far as J. Smith was concerned a curelom was a curelom and a horse was a horse, of course.
J. Smith had no compunction with regards to making up exotic names to describe all kinds of things. So many made up names! The Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham contain countless made up names unless of course you're dealing with the Explanations of Facsimile No. 3 where men dress up like women to showcase the latest Egyptian clothing fashions.
In conclusion, as far as J Smith was concerned, a horse was a horse, just like a woman is a woman and a man is a man.
L-O-L-A Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola . . .