rocking horse

American  

noun

1. a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.

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rocking horse British  

noun

1. a toy horse mounted on a pair of rockers on which a child can rock to and fro in a seesaw movement

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Etymology

Origin of rocking horse

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Set against the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, it depicts a favorite Southern activity—akin to her widely admired maple-sugaring paintings set up north—embellished with details like the tiny rocking horse on her front porch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"My nana and grandad, who have passed away, used to have a rocking horse so I thought that would be a lovely memory for her tree."

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024

Among them were original paintings, photographs from her childhood and an antique rocking horse that, according to family lore, Richard Nixon rode on as a baby.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022

The five-act show also included a set consisting of mushrooms, an oversized snail, rubber ducks and a rocking horse.

From Fox News • Dec. 30, 2021

Conversation trailed off, and the room became silent except for the monotonous thwacking of J.B. riding his rocking horse in the corner.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly