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noun
a television or radio program or motion picture about the Wild West, often presented serially and usually dealing with adventures of cowboys, gunmen, gold prospectors, etc.Compare Western (def. 8).
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How to use horse opera in a sentence
Professor Cramer conducted a side-show in the wake of a horse-opera, and the same sojourned at Colusa.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod GrileThought has never been so popular with mankind as horse opera, horse play, the main idea behind sheep's eyes.
Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest|J. Frank DobieShe was quite ashamed that he detected her once in going to the Horse-Opera, he must think her taste so low.
British Dictionary definitions for horse opera
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