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In some senses, cockhorse is marked as figuratively, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
cockhorse
adj 2noun 1
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COCKHORSE + NOUN
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adj
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart.
[Y]et I needs muſt ſee / Our painted fooles and cockehorſe peſſantry, / Still ſtill vſurpe, with long liues, loues and luſt, / The feats of vertue; […]
noun
A child's rocking horse.
Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.
[Y]et I needs muſt ſee / Our painted fooles and cockehorſe peſſantry, / Still ſtill vſurpe, with long liues, loues and luſt, / The feats of vertue; […]
WiktionaryRide a cockhorse to Banbury cross.
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In some senses, cockhorse is marked as figuratively, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.