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rocking horse
noun
- a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.
rocking horse
noun
- a toy horse mounted on a pair of rockers on which a child can rock to and fro in a seesaw movement
Word History and Origins
Origin of rocking horse1
Example Sentences
D.H. Lawrence wrestled with the discontent of well-off people in his dark fable, “The Rocking-Horse Winner.”
He cross-breeds a rocking horse and rocking dinosaur, and then realizes the hybrid as a house-high topiary.
He got out and went in and came out, the big rocking-horse in the arms of the salesman who followed him.
It has been suggested, in this connexion, that the rocking-horse should be eliminated from the list of permissible toys.
Of course I thanked Baby for her love and gave my decision that it was a pity about the rocking-horse.
Dull thumps indicated the rocking-horse movements of the hobbled ponies as they moved to fresh grass.
This remains to be seen, and so, after waiting several months, I decided to buy David a rocking-horse.
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