Transcription
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- [wuhn hawrs]
- /wʌn hɔrs/
- /wʌn hɔːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wuhn hawrs]
- /wʌn hɔrs/
Definitions of one-horse word
- adjective one-horse using or having only a single horse: a one-horse carriage. 1
- adjective one-horse small and unimportant; limited: a one-horse town. 1
- adjective one-horse If someone describes a town as a one-horse town, they mean it is very small, dull, and old-fashioned. 0
- adjective one-horse If a contest is described as a one-horse race, it is thought that one person or thing will obviously win it. 0
- adjective one-horse drawn by or using one horse 0
- adjective one-horse small or obscure 0
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Origin of one-horse
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for One-horse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
one-horse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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