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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).
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horse opera  
n.  A film or other theatrical work about the American West; a western.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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horse opera

  1. n.
    a Western movie. (See also oater.) : They're showing a series of old horse operas at the theater tonight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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