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hoss

Pronunciation: /hɔːs/

The English word “hoss” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
  2. Term of address for a man.
  3. A car.

Etymology

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

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