Definitions
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- adverb archaic
Astride ; mounted on something as though on horseback.
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Examples
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George on his knee, he made him ride a-cock-horse.
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant 1871
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Then, taking George on his knee, he made him ride a-cock-horse.
Original Short Stories — Volume 05 Guy de Maupassant 1871
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I say, Deleah, what'll the old women of Brockenham say when they see you with me, a-cock-horse, riding side by side past their windows? "
Mrs. Day's Daughters Mary E. Mann
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