horse-coper
1horse coper — noun Britain : a horse dealer; especially : a dishonest one a timber buyer was thought to hold the same kind of reputation as a horse coper F.D.Smith & Barbara Wilcox …
2horse coper — noun Date: 1614 British coper …
3horse-coper — /hawrs koh peuhr/, n. Brit. coper. [1675 85] * * * …
4horse-coper — noun archaic a person who deals in horses. Origin coper (C17) from obs. cope exchange or bargain , from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. kōpen …
5horse-coper — /hawrs koh peuhr/, n. Brit. coper. [1675 85] …
6horse-couper — horseˈ coper or (Scot) horseˈ couper / kow or koo / or horseˈ dealer noun A person who deals in horses • • • Main Entry: ↑horse …
7horse-dealer — horseˈ coper or (Scot) horseˈ couper / kow or koo / or horseˈ dealer noun A person who deals in horses • • • Main Entry: ↑horse …
8horse — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid hoofed plant eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding and to carry and pull loads. b an adult male horse; a stallion or gelding. c any other four legged mammal of the genus Equus,… …
9coper — /koh peuhr/, n. Brit. a horse dealer. Also called horse coper. [1600 10; COPE4 + ER1] * * * …
10horse trader — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, charmer, con artist, con man, confidence man, crafty rascal, crimp, dodger, fox, glib tongue,… …
