horse

horse
[[t]hɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]]
♦♦
horses, horsing, horsed
1) N-COUNT A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts.

A small man on a grey horse had appeared.

2) N-PLURAL: the N, usu on the N When you talk about the horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win. [INFORMAL]

He still likes to bet on the horses.

3) N-COUNT A vaulting horse is a tall piece of gymnastics equipment for jumping over.
4) PHRASE: v PHR If you hear something from the horses's mouth, you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true.

He has got to hear it from the horse's mouth. Then he can make a judgment as to whether his policy is correct or not.

5) → See also , dark horse, , seahorse
to put the cart before the horse → see cart
Phrasal Verbs:

English dictionary. 2008.

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