stock horse

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noun Western U.S.

a horse or pony used in herding cattle.

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Origin of stock horse

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby stock horse

stockholders, stockholders' equity, Stockholm, Stockholm syndrome, stockhorn, stock horse, stockinet, stockinette, stocking, stocking cap, stockinged

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How to use stock horse in a sentence

But Beeswing was a bred stock-horse, she knew the game and loved it.
A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts
Swerve as the hunted animal may, the old stock-horse never leaves the line.
Australian Pictures|Howard Willoughby
Once I stopped to look at Jim: I just sat back and the mare 'propped'—she'd been a stock-horse, and was used to 'cutting-out'.
Joe Wilson and His Mates|Henry Lawson
A surer, better stock horse was never ridden, and always ridden by the writer.
Early Days in North Queensland|Edward Palmer

They knew every foot of every trail in a badly broken country, and Chief, though sure-footed, was not a stock horse.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm

British Dictionary definitions for stock horse

stockhorse

/ (ˈstɒkˌhɔːs) /

noun

Australian a horse trained in the handling of stock

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