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cutting horse

cut·ting horse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuht-ing hawrs]
    • /ˈkʌt ɪŋ hɔrs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuht-ing hawrs]
    • /ˈkʌt ɪŋ hɔrs/

Definitions of cutting horse words

  • noun cutting horse a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd 3
  • noun cutting horse a saddle horse trained to separate calves, steers, etc., from a herd. 1
  • noun cutting horse A horse which has been trained to assist its rider in managing livestock by separating selected animals from a herd. 0
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Origin of cutting horse

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Cutting horse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cutting horse

cutting horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cutting horse usage trend in Literature

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