rocking horse

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noun

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

Origin of rocking horse

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby rocking horse

rock hyrax, Rockies, rockiness, rocking chair, Rockingham, rocking horse, rocking rhythm, rocking shear, rocking stone, rocking valve, Rock Island

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Example sentences from the Web for rocking horse

D.H. Lawrence wrestled with the discontent of well-off people in his dark fable, “The Rocking-Horse Winner.”
What Tolstoy Teaches Us About Insider Trading|Liesl Schillinger|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of course I thanked Baby for her love and gave my decision that it was a pity about the rocking-horse.
Happy Days|Alan Alexander Milne
When Dale clamoured for a rocking-horse, she found that the articles of association did not provide for imaginative equitation.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke
He alludes, of course, to the rocking-horse movement of the rhyming couplet as used during the Popian period.
The Voice and Spiritual Education|Hiram Corson

A rocking-horse stood in one corner; the nursery door was open.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886|Various
The doll's house might disappear any day, as the rocking-horse had disappeared, for instance, a year before.
The Squire's Daughter|Archibald Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for rocking horse

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

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单词	rocking horse
释义	rocking horse SEE SYNONYMS FOR rocking horse ON THESAURUS.COM noun a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse. Origin of rocking horse First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby rocking horse rock hyrax, Rockies, rockiness, rocking chair, Rockingham, rocking horse, rocking rhythm, rocking shear, rocking stone, rocking valve, Rock Island Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rocking horse D.H. Lawrence wrestled with the discontent of well-off people in his dark fable, “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” What Tolstoy Teaches Us About Insider Trading\|Liesl Schillinger\|June 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Of course I thanked Baby for her love and gave my decision that it was a pity about the rocking-horse. Happy Days\|Alan Alexander Milne When Dale clamoured for a rocking-horse, she found that the articles of association did not provide for imaginative equitation. Simon the Jester\|William J. Locke He alludes, of course, to the rocking-horse movement of the rhyming couplet as used during the Popian period. The Voice and Spiritual Education\|Hiram Corson A rocking-horse stood in one corner; the nursery door was open. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886\|Various The doll's house might disappear any day, as the rocking-horse had disappeared, for instance, a year before. The Squire's Daughter\|Archibald Marshall British Dictionary definitions for rocking horse 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rocking horse hobby, cockhorse, hobbyhorse
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rocking horse

noun

Origin of rocking horse

Words nearby rocking horse

Example sentences from the Web for rocking horse

British Dictionary definitions for rocking horse

noun

Words related to rocking horse