white horse

noun

1. a white-topped wave; whitecap.

white horse

noun

1. the outline of a horse carved into the side of a chalk hill, usually dating to the Neolithic, Bronze, or Iron Ages, such as that at Uffington, Berkshire
2. usually plural a wave with a white broken crest

Word History and Origins

Origin of white horse¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

When there’s less meat or fish, there’s more shopping at the Arctic Co-Op, the sole grocery store in town, where all the goods must first be trucked from Winnipeg to Whitehorse and then put on a plane north.

From Washington Post

It features a white horse, assless chaps, Eric Holder, and cheap video effects.

From The Daily Beast

We convened at the White Horse Tavern, under the glum and bleary eyes of Dylan Thomas, Norman Mailer, and Jack Kerouac.

From The Daily Beast

We made a date for the White Horse, where this anthology took root.

From The Daily Beast

Romney has said that he considers the White Horse Prophecy just a matter of speculation by church members.

From The Daily Beast

We pull up, with steaming cattle, at the old ‘White Horse,’ where lunch is spread.

From Project Gutenberg

Talpers sought to detain him, but the Chinese hurried back to his old white horse and climbed clumsily into the saddle.

From Project Gutenberg

The old white horse was switching and stamping and shuddering in his constant and futile battle against flies.

From Project Gutenberg

A white horse, drawing a buggy, was trotting along the road by the side of the cornfield.

From Project Gutenberg

But once the story of the White Horse of Banba is told, ‘twill keep ringing in your ears till the dawn of your doom.’

From Project Gutenberg

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