horse sensen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., sense n.

Etymology: < horse n. + sense n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-ˈsense.

colloquial (originally U.S.)

Strong common sense; ‘a coarse, robust, and conspicuous form of shrewdness often found in ignorant and rude persons; plain, practical good sense’ ( Cent. Dict.).

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [noun]

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1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! II. 60 He's a man of good strong horse sense.

1870 Nation (N.Y.) 18 Aug. 105 The new phrase—born in the West, we believe—of ‘horse-sense’, which is applied to the intellectual ability of men who exceed others in practical wisdom.

1872 C. D. Warner Backlog Stud. 124 He was a plain man..he had what is roughly known as ‘horse~sense’, and he was homely.

1884 New Eng. Jrnl. Educ. 19 377 The latent ‘horse-sense’ of the American people may be relied on, in the end, to abate this nuisance.

1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xviii. 223 A rich vein of horse-sense underlay Byrd's philanthropic enthusiasms.

1920 R. Macaulay Potterism ii. iii. 88 I am sure both parties credited them with too much idealism and too little plain horse-sense.

1930 G. K. Chesterton Four Faultless Felons 252 What I say is horse-sense, for all that.

1942 Short Guide Great Brit. (U.S. War Dept.) 2 We can defeat Hitler's propaganda with..plain, common horse sense; understanding of evident truths.

1960 I. Wallach Absence of Cello 72 Summoning up his best horse sense (and trying to forget that the horse is an uncommonly stupid animal), Andrew said, ‘I agree with Mr. Clifton.’

1973 E. Lemarchand Let or Hindrance v. 41 All horse sense on your part, old man, but I've got a tiresome hunch that it's not going to be as straightforward as all that.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	horse sense
释义	horse sensen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., sense n. Etymology: < horse n. + sense n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-ˈsense. colloquial (originally U.S.) Strong common sense; ‘a coarse, robust, and conspicuous form of shrewdness often found in ignorant and rude persons; plain, practical good sense’ ( Cent. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [noun] witc1175 sensea1382 conscience1449 mother witc1475 common wit1517 common sense1536 philosophy1557 good sense?1562 sconce1567 mother-sense1603 ingenuity1651 bonsense1681 rumgumption1686 nous1706 gumption?1719 rummlegumption1751 savvy1785 horse sense1832 kokum1848 sabe1872 common1899 marbles1902 gump1920 loaf1925 1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! II. 60 He's a man of good strong horse sense. 1870 Nation (N.Y.) 18 Aug. 105 The new phrase—born in the West, we believe—of ‘horse-sense’, which is applied to the intellectual ability of men who exceed others in practical wisdom. 1872 C. D. Warner Backlog Stud. 124 He was a plain man..he had what is roughly known as ‘horse~sense’, and he was homely. 1884 New Eng. Jrnl. Educ. 19 377 The latent ‘horse-sense’ of the American people may be relied on, in the end, to abate this nuisance. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xviii. 223 A rich vein of horse-sense underlay Byrd's philanthropic enthusiasms. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism ii. iii. 88 I am sure both parties credited them with too much idealism and too little plain horse-sense. 1930 G. K. Chesterton Four Faultless Felons 252 What I say is horse-sense, for all that. 1942 Short Guide Great Brit. (U.S. War Dept.) 2 We can defeat Hitler's propaganda with..plain, common horse sense; understanding of evident truths. 1960 I. Wallach Absence of Cello 72 Summoning up his best horse sense (and trying to forget that the horse is an uncommonly stupid animal), Andrew said, ‘I agree with Mr. Clifton.’ 1973 E. Lemarchand Let or Hindrance v. 41 All horse sense on your part, old man, but I've got a tiresome hunch that it's not going to be as straightforward as all that. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1832
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