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countable and uncountable, plural hosses
(Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse. quotations
"Them hosses are feeling their oats," said McGuire. "Can't tell what they'd be up to the minute I turned my back on 'em. Might jump that old fence and be off, for all I know."
1922, Max Brand [pseudonym; Frederick Schiller Faust], Alcatraz
“That ole black hoss let out a whinny.”
1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 563
(Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse. quotations
So here I was, fondling all sorts of fine mats, when a hoss of a woman screeched into her cell phone, rattling the lamps in the light fixture aisle.
2004 December 8, Susan Reinhardt, “Facing my fear: Doing Disney with the crowds”, in Asbury Park Press, page 18
(Southern US, slang, often capitalized) Term of address for a man.
(Northwestern US, slang) A car.