Meaning of COCKHORSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâk`hors
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[n] a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horsehead on one end of a stick; the child straddles it and pretends to ride |
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COCKHORSE is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, stick horse |
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| | See Also: | | plaything, rocker, toy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cock"horse`\, n.
1. A child's rocking-horse.
Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross. --Mother
Goose.
2. A high or tall horse. [R.]
\Cock"horse`\, a.
1. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
2. Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.
Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry.
--Marlowe.
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