cockhorse

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cockhorse

adjective more cockhorse · most cockhorse

Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
figuratively Lofty in feeling; exultant, proud, upstart. [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; […]

noun cockhorses

archaic A child's rocking horse. Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.

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@misc{cockhorse_2026,
  title = {cockhorse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cockhorse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}