horse sense

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noun
  1. common sense.

Origin of horse sense

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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British Dictionary definitions for horse sense

horse sense

noun
  1. another term for common sense

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Other Idioms and Phrases with horse sense

horse sense

Sound practical sense, as in She's got too much horse sense to believe his story. The exact allusion in this term, which dates from the mid-1800s, is disputed, since some regard horses as rather stupid. However, they tended to be viewed more positively in the American West, where the term originated.

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