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hoss.

Pronunciation spelling of horse.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɔːs/US

  1. Pronunciation spelling of horse.

    Southern-US · alt-of · countable · pronunciation-spelling · slang · uncountable

  2. A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.

    Southern-US · countable · slang · uncountable

  3. Term of address for a man.

    Southern-US · capitalized · countable · often · slang · uncountable
    What's up, hoss?

  4. A car.

    Northwestern · US · countable · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

A dialectal pronunciation of horse; see also 'oss in English dialects with h-dropping.

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