/hɔːs/

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Meaning

A big, strong animal with four legs that people ride or that pulls things.

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Word origin

From Old English hors, the name for the riding animal, used across the old Germanic languages.

Origin
Old English
Root
hors

Grammar

Gender
Pluralhorses

Examples

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"Horse" is a big animal with four legs.

cart.

"Horses" is the plural, meaning more than one.

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People sit on a "horse" to travel or for fun.

A horse is a big, strong animal with four legs and a long tail. People ride horses, and horses can pull carts and other heavy things. One animal is a horse, and more than one are horses.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 1: horse, fool, protect and 7 more words.