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cutting horse

noun

Definition of CUTTING HORSE

: an agile saddle horse trained to separate individual animals from a cattle herd

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First Known Use of CUTTING HORSE

1881

Rhymes with CUTTING HORSE

charley horse, Crazy Horse, harness horse, hobbyhorse, intercourse, minicourse, nonrecourse, outercourse, pommel horse, quarter horse, reinforce, rocking horse, saddle horse, telecourse, tour de force, Trojan horse, vaulting horse, watercourse

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