Definitions for: Cockhorse

[n] a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horsehead on one end of a stick; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

Webster (1913) Definition: Cock"horse`, n.
1. A child's rocking-horse.

Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross. --Mother
Goose.

2. A high or tall horse. [R.]

Cock"horse`, a.
1. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.

2. Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.

Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry.
--Marlowe.

Synonyms: hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, stick horse

See Also: plaything, rocker, toy

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