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Cockhorse

Cockhorse Meaning & Definition
Cockhorse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cockhorse?

[n] a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horsehead on one end of a stick; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cockhorse: hobby | hobbyhorse | rocking horse | stick horse

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See Also | plaything | rocker | toy

Cockhorse In Webster's Dictionary

\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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