horsy
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Adjective [edit]
horsy (comparative horsier, superlative horsiest)
- Of or relating to horses.
- Of a person or people, involved in breeding or riding horses.
- Of a graphic design or typographical treatment which is clunky, unrefined, clumsy.
Translations [edit]
of or relating to horses
Noun [edit]
horsy (plural horsies)
- (childish or endearing) A child's term or name for a horse.
- A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours (also spelled horsey).
- 2000, Anique Devoe - I'm Ready
- When he got in the house, if I'd left him to read his newspaper in quiet, then he'd play horsey with me, riding me around the house on his back; I'd put a pillow on his back for my saddle
- 2003, Bill Phillips - Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy
- When you get down on the floor and play “horsey”, you are giving yourself a heck of a workout – and it is fun for the kids!
- 2005 Larry L. Meyer - No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad
- The best barometer of my mounting physical limitations was the game of horsy. In my stallion's prime I could pack three little boys on my back at once and do the length of the hall in no time flat.
- 2000, Anique Devoe - I'm Ready
