Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
dead- horse
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.

Dated; Uncountable

noun

Tomato sauce.

Australian usage; Slang; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

dead horses (plural)

Phrases

beat a dead horse flog a dead horse

Frequently Paired Words

beat a dead horse flog a dead horse

Questions

What does dead horse mean?
The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.

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