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horse

/ˈhɔːs/HAWRS
/ˈhɔɹs/HAWRS

Meaninga horse

Common meaning: a large four-legged animal ridden or used for work

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhors‘neut’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhorssource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsneut → a large four-legged animal ridden or used for workhorse‘a large four-legged animal ridden or used for work’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hors ‘a horse’.

Roots

  • hors Old English “a horse”

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