hoss
Americannoun
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Dialect. horse.
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Slang. a man, especially one regarded as strong, rugged, or dependable.
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Shaver recounted: “He said, ‘What do you want, hoss?’
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2020
There is one rule in here, hoss, and you learned it in third grade.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 7, 2017
“It’s like Slew had said, ‘I’m still boss hoss.’
From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2012
Sounds like Cowboys have found their hoss at RB.14.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2011
The colt was, said the trainer, “a pretty nice hoss, the kind that might take some time to get going, but would take a lot of beating when he did.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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