What does cock horse mean?
Cock horse means Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse..
[Y]et I needs muſt ſee / Our painted fooles and cockehorſe peſſantry, / Still ſtill vſurpe, with long liues, loues and luſt, / The feats of vertue; […]
Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.
Use cock horse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cock horse means Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse..
Common synonyms include hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, stick horse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[Y]et I needs muſt ſee / Our painted fooles and cockehorſe peſſantry, / Still ſtill vſurpe, with long liues, loues and luſt, / The feats of vertue; […]
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