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from the horse's mouth

horse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrs]
    • /hɔrs/
    • /frəm ðə ˈhɔː.səz maʊθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs]
    • /hɔrs/

Definitions of from the horse's mouth words

  • noun plural from the horse's mouth a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing. 1
  • noun plural from the horse's mouth a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion. 1
  • noun plural from the horse's mouth any of several odd-toed ungulates belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof. 1
  • noun plural from the horse's mouth something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse. 1
  • noun plural from the horse's mouth Also called trestle. a frame, block, etc., with legs, on which something is mounted or supported. 1
  • noun plural from the horse's mouth Gymnastics. vaulting horse. pommel horse. 1
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Origin of from the horse's mouth

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English hors; cognate with Old Norse hross, Dutch ros, German Ross (Middle High German ros, Old High German hros); (v.) Middle English horsen to provide with horses, Old English horsian, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for From the horse's mouth

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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from the horse's mouth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for from the horse's mouth

adverb from the horse's mouth

  • firsthand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
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