Cockhorse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cockhorse \Cock"horse`\, n.
     1. A child's rocking-horse.
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              Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.    --Mother
                                                    Goose.


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     2. A high or tall horse. [R.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cockhorse \Cock"horse`\, a.
     1. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
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     2. Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.
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              Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry.
                                                    --Marlowe.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cockhorse
       n : anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one
           knee of an adult)