rocking horse

noun

1. a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.

rocking horse

noun

1. 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

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

“We left with whatever we could put in the car. We left our furniture. We left my son’s rocking horse.”

From New York Times

From rocking horses to teddy bears, the sign has been restored to its former glory, albeit temporarily, while the council says it cannot fund a replacement.

From BBC

She stacks up miniature versions of banal furnishings — a chair, a sofa, a rocking horse — glued one on top of the other.

From New York Times

"His first Christmas present was a rocking horse, for his second I got him a pony, and he's never looked back."

From BBC

Among the items lost to the fire were original paintings, photographs from her childhood and an antique rocking horse that, according to family lore, Richard Nixon rode on as a baby.

From Los Angeles Times