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"horse" Definition

  1. contraction of Horsemonger-Lane Gaol, also a slang term for a five-pound note.
  2. to flog. From the old wooden horse or flogging-stool.

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Position in the dictionary: 1697 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: horse chaunter, horse marine, horse nails, horse nails., horsebreaker., horsey, horse’s nightcap, hot coppers, hot tiger, house of commons
Previous words in the dictionary: horrors, hornswoggle, hoppo, hopping giles, hop the twig, hop o’ my thumb, hop merchant, hop, hooks, hookey walker!

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