hoss
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hoss¹
- /hɔːs/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːs
Where it comes from
A dialectal pronunciation of horse; see also 'oss in English dialects with h-dropping.
noun hosses · hawss
- Pronunciation spelling of horse “I’m what Jim Cummins, the hoss trainer, would call ‘track sore,’” Mr. [Hiram] Jamison explained to his helpreet. “I never did like to have any one walk on my feet, not even myself, and here we are tramping this dad-blasted grill with the mercury trying to butt off the top of the tube.”
- A 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.
- Term of address for a man. What's up, hoss?
- A car.
Hoss²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of hoss (Southern US term of address for a man). How's it going, Hoss?
proper noun
- A surname.
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