horse-coper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of horse-coper
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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In my old clothes I must have appeared like some second-class bookie or seedy horse-coper.
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
The artist-tramp, the tinker who p. 138can write, the horse-coper with a twang of Hamlet and a habit of Monte-Cristo—that is George Borrow.
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest
At first Edward had better luck with his Lieutenant, a certain horse-coper or dealer.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir
He was said to be half silly, at any rate an original, almost in his dotage, living by any lucky bits that he could make as horse-coper and veterinary.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de
Pine, in the character of a horse-coper, saw him out of the camp, and was staring after him when Chaldea, on the watch, touched his shoulder.
From Red Money by Hume, Fergus
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