hoss
nounattested in dialogue
- United States//hɔːs//
A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
noun
- 1
slangA big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
So here I was, fondling all sorts of fine mats, when a hoss of a woman screeched into her cell phone, rattling the lamps in the light fixture aisle.
- 2
slangTerm of address for a man.
What's up, hoss?
It's easy as picklin' eggs, Hoss.
- 3
slangA car.
- 4
Variant of horseslangPronunciation spelling of horse.
"Them hosses are feeling their oats," said McGuire. "Can't tell what they'd be up to the minute I turned my back on 'em. Might jump that old fence and be off, for all I know."
“That ole black hoss let out a whinny.”
Etymology
A dialectal pronunciation of horse; see also 'oss in English dialects with h-dropping.
Forms
- plural
- hosses
hoss · A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
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