hoss

American  

[haws, hahs] / hɔs, hɑs /

noun

plural

hosses

1. Dialect. horse.

2. Slang. a man, especially one regarded as strong, rugged, or dependable.

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Example Sentences

He was playing a piano in the house once occupied by Rudolf Höss, the camp’s commandant, which has been purchased by the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project and turned into the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Auschwitz last year, he was playing a lullaby on the piano, composed by Adam Kopycinski, a brilliant Polish musician who was the conductor of the Auschwitz Orchestra and had performed for Höss.

From The Wall Street Journal

Your castmate, Nina Hoss, said the role of Hedda Gabler is for women actors what Hamlet is for men.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoss: Yeah, because it’s very confusing.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoss: There are not so many female characters out there that are like Hedda, where you can explore the human and the female condition, really.

From Los Angeles Times