Idioms for horse
Origin of horse
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English
hors; cognate with Old Norse
hross, Dutch
ros, German
Ross (Middle High German
ros, Old High German
hros); (v.) Middle English
horsen to provide with horses, Old English
horsian, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM horse
horse·less, adjective horse·like, adjective un·der·horse, verb (used with object), un·der·horsed, un·der·hors·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH horse
hoarse horseWords nearby horse
British Dictionary definitions for horse of a different color
horse
/ (hɔːs) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of horse
horseless, adjective horselike, adjectiveWord Origin for horse
Old English
hors; related to Old Frisian
hors, Old High German
hros, Old Norse
hross
Cultural definitions for horse of a different color
horse of a different color
A different matter entirely: “You might be able to convince Devin's father, but as for his mother, that's a horse of a different color.”
Idioms and Phrases with horse of a different color
horse