Synonyms

cockhorse

American

[kok-hawrs] / ˈkɒkˌhɔrs /

noun

a child's rocking horse or hobbyhorse.

cockhorse British

/ ˌkɒkˈhɔːs /

noun

another name for rocking horse hobbyhorse

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Etymology

Origin of cockhorse

1530–40; originally father's leg, astride which child rides, from cock ¹ in sense “projection” + horse

Example Sentences

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Away then went those pretty babes, Rejoicing at that tide, Rejoicing with a merry mind, They should on cockhorse ride.

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Ride a cockhorse, to Banbury Cross, To see little Jenny upon a white horse.

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Mr. Flamsteed has come in, and says he left Sir Isaac riding cockhorse upon the nebula, and poring over it as if it were a book.

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Ride a cockhorse to Banbury-cross To see an old lady upon a white horse, Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes, And so she makes music wherever she goes.

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