rocking horse

noun

: a toy horse mounted on rockers

called also hobbyhorse

Examples of rocking horse in a Sentence

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In Boa Vista, Brazil, a Venezuelan climber named Leo used his knowledge of advanced rope knots to hang a rocking horse from the ceiling for his daughter, the photographer observed. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2024 Carrington could be sitting in her chair or barely touching it, the way that the rocking horse could be attached to the wall or just hovering nearby. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 Thanks to the double-sided design, there are many options for imaginative play: Children can flip it onto one side to turn it into a rocking horse and then the other to morph it into a climbing structure, chair, or imaginary playhouse. Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 18 May 2024 The brand’s creative director, Daniel Lee, has tried to go back to Burberry’s British roots by highlighting the label’s famous check pattern in products such as its rocking horse bags, which can sell for £1,890 ($2,372) in London. Angelina Rascouet, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rocking horse 

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rocking horse was in 1724

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“Rocking horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocking%20horse. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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rocking horse

noun
: a toy horse mounted on rockers

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