hoss

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /hɔːs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Pronunciation spelling of horse. Southern-US,alt-of,countable,pronunciation-spelling,slang
    — "Them hosses are feeling their oats," said McGuire. "Can't tell what they'd be up to the minute I turned my back on 'em. Might jump that old fence and be off, for all I know."
  2. A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse. Southern-US,countable,slang,uncountable
    — So here I was, fondling all sorts of fine mats, when a hoss of a woman screeched into her cell phone, rattling the lamps in the light fixture aisle.
  3. Term of address for a man. Southern-US,capitalized,countable,often,slang
    — What's up, hoss?
  4. A car. Northwestern,US,countable,slang,uncountable

词形变化

hosses plural hawss alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
hoss opera one-hoss shay

词源

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