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cockhorse
cock·horse
/
ˈkɒkˌhɔrs
/
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kok
-hawrs
]
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noun
a child's rocking horse or hobbyhorse.
Origin:
1530–40;
orig. father's leg, astride which child rides, from
cock
1
in sense “projection” +
horse
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cockhorse
(ˌkɒkˈhɔːs)
—
n
rocking horse
another name for
hobbyhorse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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