cow horse

noun

1. cow pony.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cow horse¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

Herbivore pet manure such as cow, horse, sheep, chicken, rabbit can also be used, but please note there are usually additional curing times and temperatures needed to make sure that compost that contains manure is safe for use.

From Salon

"My father had to give everything to the collective farm - our cow, horse, even our bucket. My mother was very angry," says Mr Mohalat.

From BBC

Just a few weeks ago, Benally, a 55-year-old project manager for the Navajo Nation, was planning what needed to be done to prepare the Wagon Trail to Lonesome Pine golf course—an expanse of clustered blue sage, rocks, gullies and sand visited by an occasional cow, horse, or sheep—for a summer of “rez golf” that would culminate in a popular community tournament.

From Slate

One horse from California and another from Clark County tested positive for EHV-1 and were placed under quarantine after competing in the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stallion Stakes at the South Point Equestrian Center March 30 to April 6.

From Seattle Times

“We don’t have one single cow, horse or llama here yet. We’ve had two false alarms with 20 horses in Waterloo stuck in a barn with water up to their bellies. People have been visiting them by boat, bringing feed. We got a call that 17 of them were headed my way, but they may be headed to another barn.”

From Washington Post