plural hosses
1
informal
: horse entry 1 sense 1a(1)
—used especially in representations of southern and southwestern U.S. speech
"I went straight to the camp of the cavalrymen, an' found them just coolin' off an' dressin' down their hosses after what looked to me like a big ride."—
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informal
: horse entry 1 sense 7
He [J. J. Watt] is still a hoss. Watt played 91.5 percent of the Texans' defensive snaps last season, the highest of any free agent defensive lineman.—Gregg Rosenthal
Gregg RosenthalExamples of hoss in a Sentence
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This and a sandwich from the warming bin of a gas station is an all-star breakfast for a blue-collar hoss or a city slicker who’s on safari in the hinterlands of America.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
The hoss fight ended in a double-countout, but not before Reed delivered a Death Valley Driver through the barricade.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2023
All that’s missing, of course, is a big hoss who demands multiple blockers.
—oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
Also, defensive tackle DeMarvin Leal is a hoss, and looked every bit of his five stars in harassing both LSU quarterbacks throughout the night.
—Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2020
The Samsung Evo Plus NVMe drive is a good choice, the Comet Lake CPU is snappy, and the 73Wh battery is a hoss—particularly in such a slim (15.5mm), lightweight (2.4 lb) laptop.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2020
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Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
The hoss fight ended in a double-countout, but not before Reed delivered a Death Valley Driver through the barricade.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2023
All that’s missing, of course, is a big hoss who demands multiple blockers.
—oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021
Also, defensive tackle DeMarvin Leal is a hoss, and looked every bit of his five stars in harassing both LSU quarterbacks throughout the night.
—Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2020
The Samsung Evo Plus NVMe drive is a good choice, the Comet Lake CPU is snappy, and the 73Wh battery is a hoss—particularly in such a slim (15.5mm), lightweight (2.4 lb) laptop.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2020
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“Hoss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoss. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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