Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Supply of horses, as for hunting or traveling.
- noun Same as
horse , 5 .
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- verb Present participle of
horse .
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Examples
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The term "horsing around" is one with some pretty strong sexual connotations.
Crooks and Liars karoli 2011
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The grand jury testimony about the aftermath of McQueary's visit to the locker room that Friday night back in 2002 paints a disquieting picture of how an allegation of rape gradually came to be described as "horsing around."
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The grand jury testimony about the aftermath of McQueary's visit to the locker room that Friday night back in 2002 paints a disquieting picture of how an allegation of rape gradually came to be described as "horsing around."
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The grand jury testimony about the aftermath of McQueary's visit to the locker room that Friday night back in 2002 paints a disquieting picture of how an allegation of rape gradually came to be described as "horsing around."
The Seattle Times 2011
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Interesting to read a passage from an old Hemingway piece the other day extolling the glory of "horsing" out fish, over fighting them.
Bass Have Glass Jaws Tim Romano 2007
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They're kind of horsing around, but they mention Brad Pitt, and then a woman comes along and was all "George Clooney was standing right here yesterday."
Archive 2007-10-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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And they're double counting bills and kind of horsing around.
Coal to Cream: A Black Man's Journey Beyond Color to an Affirmation of Race 1999
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If the diners examine the food too critically -- before even sampling it -- she will snap that she's had a busy day, and wasn't up to "horsing" with cooking.
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'Chepo is something we call some of our friends when horsing around.
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I cared more about my friends -- people who would turn out to be far from friends in the end -- and just horsing around, that I never pushed myself for what I really wanted.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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December 14, 2008