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单词 horse opera
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horse opera

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noun

a television or radio program or motion picture about the Wild West, often presented serially and usually dealing with adventures of cowboys, gunmen, gold prospectors, etc.Compare Western (def. 8).

Words nearby horse opera

horse mule, horse mushroom, horse nettle, Horsens, horse of a different color, horse opera, horse parlor, horse pistol, horseplay, horseplayer, horsepower
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Example sentences from the Web for horse opera

  • Professor Cramer conducted a side-show in the wake of a horse-opera, and the same sojourned at Colusa.

    The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
  • She was quite ashamed that he detected her once in going to the Horse-Opera, he must think her taste so low.

    Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for horse opera

horse opera

noun

informal another term for Western (def. 4)
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