Hosses

What do we mean by hosses?

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

Equipment with legs.

Type of equipment.

A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).

(among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery

The origin of this word is from the hit NBC TV show Bonanza a western series that ran from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Dan Blocker – Eric "Hoss" Cartwright was a featured character and his demeanor and attitude was a kind and gentle soul for a really big guy. So now it has been used as a term of endearment of Brotherhood or Respect to a fellow person weather they are familiar with the person or not. Urban Dictionary

A southern colloquial nickname for partner, a term of friendship. Urban Dictionary

Alternative forms: hawss Etymology: Variant of horse. Noun: hoss (countable and uncountable, plural hosses) 1.(Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse. 2.(Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse. 3.(Southern US, slang, often capitalized) Term of address for a man. 4.(Northwestern US, slang) A car. Synonyms: (man): Cy-dogg, dude, man, brother, guy, bub, homie, boss, friend. Gained in popularity as a term of endearment, brotherhood or respect, after the hit NBC TV show “Bonanza” a western series that ran from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Dan Blocker – Eric "Hoss" Cartwright a featured character of a dull witted gregarious large man with a kind and gentle demeanor, who was friendly towards everyone i.e. a Gentle Giant. Urban Dictionary

A very strong man that would fight a grizzle bear with his bare hands, but yet is a very kinda loving person at the same time. He is very smart and can fix anything. Born in cassopolis Michigan Urban Dictionary

One who is a beast that can basically do anything he wants. He is usually loved by all and a ladies man. He could break anyone or anything in half. Hoss is a compliment. Urban Dictionary

Pretty much, a badass. Urban Dictionary

Several meanings: Means your a fucking unit Means you fucking own shit and get bitches -Jared Watson Urban Dictionary

A beastly individual Urban Dictionary

A hoss is a level higher than a boss. In other words, the guy who gives orders for others to give orders in order to give other people orders and so on and so forth. If you are a hoss, you are a level one beneath God. A hoss is pretty much a divine, or glorious, bad ass mother fucker. Urban Dictionary

Commonly used by Norfolk school children and some cretins to mean "let's go!" Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to hosses:
hosses, posses, houses, horses, losses, bosses, mosses, hoses, hisses, tosses, fosses, dosses, josses, hospes, rosses.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hosses:
good, other, wild, yer, best, fine, more, many, white, old, own, fresh, big, dead, few, most, ridey, yaller, fer, strong, hard, boned, dere, sech, hungry, dem, strongest, fast, better, resky, spanish.

Words that sound like hosses:
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