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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A toy horse that is mounted on rockers or springs and is large enough for a child to ride. Also called hobbyhorse.

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  1. n. a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing

Examples

  • “He’d read library books about home projects, then build me a rocking horse or a sandbox or a set of flat wooden ducks—a mother and three babies, all set on four-inch spikes that he stuck into the backyard when the ground thawed—or he’d craft for my mother a small red wooden Ferris wheel to give to her on Valentine’s Day, each seat the exact size for an expensivelooking imported bonbon or sachet to sit.”

    Simon & Schuster: Hoopi Shoopi Donna

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  1. toy

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  • treeseed A rocking horse is a child's toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair.
    _Wikipedia Feb 12, 2008

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