01 n. A child's rocking-horse.
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A child's rocking-horse.“Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.” — Mother Goose.
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A high or tall horse.[R.]
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Webster, 1913
Cockhorse
· Cock·horse
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02 a. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
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Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.
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Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.“Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry.” — Marlowe.