stock horse
a horse or pony used in herding cattle.
Origin of stock horse
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How to use stock horse in a sentence
But Beeswing was a bred stock-horse, she knew the game and loved it.
A Tramp's Notebook | Morley RobertsSwerve as the hunted animal may, the old stock-horse never leaves the line.
Australian Pictures | Howard WilloughbyOnce I stopped to look at Jim: I just sat back and the mare 'propped'—she'd been a stock-horse, and was used to 'cutting-out'.
Joe Wilson and His Mates | Henry LawsonA surer, better stock horse was never ridden, and always ridden by the writer.
Early Days in North Queensland | Edward PalmerThey knew every foot of every trail in a badly broken country, and Chief, though sure-footed, was not a stock horse.
The Land of Strong Men | Arthur M. Chisholm
British Dictionary definitions for stockhorse
/ (ˈstɒkˌhɔːs) /
Australian a horse trained in the handling of stock
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