| 释义 |
cockhorse
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: perhaps from cock (II) + horse
1. : something (as an adult's knee, a broomstick, or a hobbyhorse) on which a child may sit astride and pretend to ride as if on a horse
< ride a cockhorse >
2. : an extra horse led behind a coach to be hitched before the regular team to assist in passing over steep or difficult terrain
II. adverb
: astride, aloft
< ride cockhorse on a broomstick >
< emaciated beasts that were lame and blindfolded and padded, but ridden cockhorse — J.H.Allen > |