stick horse
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- noun
- /stɪk hɔrs/
- Baby Talk
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caballito de palo
- During the parade, the little girl proudly rode her stick horse, waving to everyone as she passed by.
Examples
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That old stick horse you're riding is plumb tuckered out.
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And then the clown camo dressed up like a cowboy, riding the stick horse.
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What about stick horses?
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Check out our posts under the label "Stickhorses" for more, but suffice it to say that these cowgirls started their lives together riding stick horses.
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Stick horses have come to symbolize the power of dreams and imagination for C and V—besides, we love cowgirl spirit!
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The children laughed as they raced around the yard on their stick horses pretending to be cowboys.
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At the party, many kids enjoyed playing with their stick horses, galloping around and having fun.
Synonyms
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A child's toy horse used for play
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A toy horse that rocks back and forth for children
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A toy horse on a stick that a child sits on and pretends to ride
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A thing that a child rides for play, like a toy rocking horse or a person's knee
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning—a toy horse attached to a stick for pretending to ride—is directly and transparently composed from 'stick' (a rod) + 'horse' (the animal), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer the referent. This compound follows common noun-composition patterns (similar formations exist cross-linguistically, e.g., 'hobby-horse' or equivalent terms), making it immediately understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
Stick horse is a simple children's 'toy' made by attaching a horse head to a stick, so a child can hold it and 'pretend to ride'. That's why stick horse means a toy horse on a stick used for play.