cockhorse

cock·horse

 (kŏk′hôrs′)

n.

1. Something used as a toy horse, such as the knee of an adult or a rocking horse.

2. A horse added to a team of horses to assist a wagon through high water or over difficult terrain.

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[Origin unknown.]

cockhorse

(ˌkɒkˈhɔːs)

n

another name for rocking horse, hobbyhorse

cock•horse

(ˈkɒkˌhɔrs)

n.

a rocking horse.

[1530–40]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cockhorse - anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult) plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with