lather

mastery
UK /ˈlɑː.ðə/ US /ˈlæð.ɚ/nounverb

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Which meaning of "lather" best matches its use in the sentence?

I woke Corporal Honda to see to the horse. Heavily lathered and breathing hard, it had obviously come a long way at high speed.