horselaugh
a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
to utter a horselaugh.
Origin of horselaugh
1Other words from horselaugh
- horselaughter, noun
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How to use horselaugh in a sentence
The recoil staggered him, but he recovered himself without going over, and instantly roared out a horse-laugh.
Overland | John William De Forest"I like 'oo," cried the little fellow, whereat Jase gave a great horse laugh of undisguised satisfaction.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownThen they raised a horse laugh, and the cost of that hatchet became a standing joke and a slur on my "business ability."
Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)Then he understood and hurried away, but not in time to help hearing the Horse laugh.
Dooryard Stories | Clara Dillingham PiersonHogan vented a horse-laugh, and ran the blade under the seal of Ashburn's letter.
The Tavern Knight | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for horse laugh
a coarse, mocking, or raucous laugh; guffaw
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