one-horse

[ wuhn-hawrs, -hohrs ]

adjective

using or having only a single horse: a one-horse carriage.
small and unimportant; limited: a one-horse town.

Origin of one-horse

First recorded in 1740–50

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How to use one-horse in a sentence

Fortunately for the success of the scene, Onehorse did not need the admonitions of Ruth to "keep in the picture."
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest | Alice B. Emerson
But she looked beyond Grand and Onehorse struggling on the rock.
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest | Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for one-horse

one-horse

adjective

drawn by or using one horse
(prenominal) informal small or obscure: a one-horse town

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