long horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of long horse
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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We had a long horse scene to do together once, and I recommended him wearing women’s silk stockings to avoid chafing and he nodded his head as a thank you.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2020
For so long, horse racing has been waiting to exhale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2015
He's a big, long horse, and he doesn't ride anything like a sprinter.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2010
She had fixed long horse hairs to some of the crockery, and placed wires under others, by which she could throw them down without touching them.
From Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Scott, Walter, Sir
He had the long horse face of an El Greco Cardinal, and behaved even toward his assistant and his nurse with a detached politeness.
From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan
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