stock horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stock horse
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Her spirits and mouth healed, she performed well a few weeks ago at a local county stock horse competition.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
A bullock-wagon was drawn up on the side of the road, and a lean stock horse, hitched to a post, stood twitching his tail to keep the flies away.
From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
They knew every foot of every trail in a badly broken country, and Chief, though sure-footed, was not a stock horse.
From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)
They gave him jobs for himself, which he accomplished fairly well, aided by a stock horse of superhuman intelligence, which naturally knew far more of the work than its rider could hope to do.
From Back to Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant
But he was a stock horse first and a hurdle racer as an afterthought; and a good stock horse knows his rider's mind, if that rider is a good man.
From Back to Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant
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