hoss
Americannoun
plural
hosses-
Dialect. horse.
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Slang. a man, especially one regarded as strong, rugged, or dependable.
Example Sentences
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There is one rule in here, hoss, and you learned it in third grade.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 7, 2017
Is this a guy you tell “Just keep pitchin’, hoss.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2012
“It’s like Slew had said, ‘I’m still boss hoss.’
From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2012
Sounds like Cowboys have found their hoss at RB.14.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2011
We were halfway to town when Grandpa said sternly, as if I was leaving for Cornelia in a few minutes, “Now you be careful with thet hoss, Will Tweedy.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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