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horse laugh

British  

noun

  1. a coarse, mocking, or raucous laugh; guffaw

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jim also gets a special prize for the best horse laugh of the night for declaring after Mitt had conceded that: "Now the president is going to say a few words."

From The Guardian Nov. 11, 2012

And the manner in which he does it provides a solid horse laugh at horse opera.

From Time Magazine Archive

The crowd put its collective head back and laughed a horse laugh, cheered Mr. Hague more lustily than ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

With his horse laugh and his wizardry at impressions, he rose to eminence as the little guy who can take charge.

From Time Magazine Archive

So Nicholson Brothers got the horse laugh, which implied that Megory did not need them.

From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Micheaux, Oscar

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