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horse opera

noun

a television or radio program or motion picture about the Wild West, often presented serially and usually dealing with adventures of cowboys, gunmen, gold prospectors, etc. Compare Western ( def 8 ).

horse opera

Professor Cramer conducted a side-show in the wake of a horse-opera, and the same sojourned at Colusa.

Thought has never been so popular with mankind as horse opera, horse play, the main idea behind sheep's eyes.

She was quite ashamed that he detected her once in going to the Horse-Opera, he must think her taste so low.

April 25, 2024firkin

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