Topic: BICYCLES, CARTS, HORSES
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | hors |
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horse1 S3 W1
1HBA [countable] a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things [↪ pony, equine, equestrian]: a horse and cart Lee had never ridden a horse before.
a horse and cartLee had never ridden a horse before.3 [countable] a piece of sports equipment in a gymnasium that people jump over
4 if you hear or get information straight from the horse's mouth, you are told it by someone who has direct knowledge of it
(straight/right) from the horse's mouth
5 the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities
horses for courses
British English6 a competition or an election that only two etc competitors can win
a two/three/four etc horse race
7 something that is completely different from another thing
a horse of a different color
, a horse of another color American English9 [uncountable] old-fashioned informal heroin
➔ dark horse
