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1 rocking-horse
noun (a toy horse which rocks backwards and forwards on rockers.) rugguhestur -
2 hobby-horse
(also hobbyhorse) noun1) (a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy.)2) (one's favourite topic, idea or project.) -
3 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) klettur, bjarg2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) steinn, grjót3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) brjóstsykursstöng•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) rugga, vagga2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) vagga, róa3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) skaka(st)•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) rokk
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rocking horse — rocking horses N COUNT A rocking horse is a toy horse which a child can sit on and which can be made to rock backwards and forwards … English dictionary
Rocking-horse — Rock ing horse , n. The figure of a horse, mounted upon rockers, for children to ride. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rocking horse — n a wooden horse for children that moves backwards and forwards when you sit on it … Dictionary of contemporary English
rocking horse — rocking ,horse noun count a toy horse that has two curved pieces of wood under it, so that a child can sit on it and make it move backward and forward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rocking horse — ► NOUN ▪ a model of a horse mounted on rockers or springs for a child to ride on … English terms dictionary
rocking horse — n. a toy horse mounted on rockers or springs and big enough for a child to ride … English World dictionary
Rocking horse — This article is about the child s toy. For the Alannah Myles album, see Rockinghorse. A rocking horse is a child s toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair.Predecessors of the rocking horse may be seen in … Wikipedia
rocking horse — noun a child s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride • Syn: ↑hobby, ↑hobbyhorse • Hypernyms: ↑plaything, ↑toy • Part Meronyms: ↑rocker * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Rocking Horse — Infobox Film name = Rocking Horse (Susetz) writer = Yaky Yosha, Yoel Kaminski, Shmulik Kraus and Yoram Kaniuk starring = Shmulik Kraus Gdalia Besser Arik Lavie Miriam Bernstein Coen Josie Katz Levana Finkelstein director = Yaky Yosha producer =… … Wikipedia
rocking horse — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rocking horse : singular rocking horse plural rocking horses a toy horse that has two curved pieces of wood under it, so that a child can sit on it and make it move backwards and forwards … English dictionary
rocking horse — /ˈrɒkɪŋ hɔs/ (say roking haws) noun 1. a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers, on which children play. –phrase 2. rare as rocking horse shit, Colloquial (taboo) extremely rare …
