stock horse
noun Western U.S.
a horse or pony used in herding cattle.
Origin of stock horse
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby stock horse
stock dove,
stock exchange,
stock farm,
stock footage,
stock guard,
stock horse,
stock in trade,
stock ledger,
stock lock,
stock market,
stock option
Example sentences from the Web for stockhorse
We took the bits out of their mouths, and let them pick feed round about, with the bridle under their feet, stockhorse fashion.
Robbery Under Arms |Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for stockhorse
stockhorse
/ (ˈstɒkˌhɔːs) /
noun
Australian
a horse trained in the handling of stock