hoss

See also: Hoss

English

Etymology

Variant of horse.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɔːs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːs

Noun

hoss (countable and uncountable, plural hosses)

  1. (Southern US, slang) Eye dialect spelling of horse.
  2. (Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
  3. (Southern US, slang, often capitalized) Term of address for a man.
    What's up, hoss?
  4. (Northwestern US, slang) A car.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • one-hoss shay

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

hoss

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by korleis
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