Jim the cab-horse
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Jim the cab-horse is a talking, somewhat stubborn but ultimately loyal horse who accompanies Dorothy and the Wizard on their adventures in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim the cab-horse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6028049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim the cab-horse Context triple: [Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, featuresCharacter, Jim the cab-horse]
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A.
Prancer
Prancer is one of Santa Claus's legendary flying reindeer, traditionally depicted as helping pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
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B.
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks is a fictional railway cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known from *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats* and its musical adaptation *Cats*.
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C.
Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is the bumbling village policeman character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for trying to keep order in Toyland.
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D.
Mollie
Mollie is a young girl in Enid Blyton's "The Wishing-Chair" series who, along with her brother Peter, goes on magical adventures using a flying wishing-chair.
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E.
Ralph the Dog
Ralph the Dog is the costumed canine mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim the cab-horse Target entity description: Jim the cab-horse is a talking, somewhat stubborn but ultimately loyal horse who accompanies Dorothy and the Wizard on their adventures in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series.
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A.
Prancer
Prancer is one of Santa Claus's legendary flying reindeer, traditionally depicted as helping pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.
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B.
Skimbleshanks
Skimbleshanks is a fictional railway cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known from *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats* and its musical adaptation *Cats*.
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C.
Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is the bumbling village policeman character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for trying to keep order in Toyland.
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D.
Mollie
Mollie is a young girl in Enid Blyton's "The Wishing-Chair" series who, along with her brother Peter, goes on magical adventures using a flying wishing-chair.
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E.
Ralph the Dog
Ralph the Dog is the costumed canine mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional horse
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literary character ⓘ talking animal ⓘ |
| ability | speech ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
NERFINISHED
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Oz series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Marvelous Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dorothy Gale
NERFINISHED
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Emerald City NERFINISHED ⓘ Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ the Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Omaha before arriving in Oz ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
loyal
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practical ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | L. Frank Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Marvelous Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeLocation |
Omaha
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | children's fantasy literature ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Dorothy Gale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dislikes being compared to Ozian horses
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is proud of his strength ⓘ is unimpressed by magic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | falls into a crack in the earth with Dorothy, the Wizard, Zeb, and Eureka ⓘ |
| occupation | cab-horse ⓘ |
| role |
companion to Dorothy
ⓘ
companion to the Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| species | horse ⓘ |
| transportationMode | carriage pulling ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsWith |
Dorothy Gale
NERFINISHED
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Eureka the kitten NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeb Hugson NERFINISHED ⓘ the Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim the cab-horse Description of subject: Jim the cab-horse is a talking, somewhat stubborn but ultimately loyal horse who accompanies Dorothy and the Wizard on their adventures in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.