stock horse


noun Western U.S.

a horse or pony used in herding cattle.

Origin of stock horse

First recorded in 1860–65

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