rocking horses
1rocking 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 …
2Rocking 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 …
3rocking 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 …
4rocking 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 …
5Horses in art — Horses have appeared in works of art throughout history, frequently as depictions of the horse in battle. The horse appears less frequently in modern art partly because the horse is no longer significant either as a mode of transportation or as… …
6hobby horses — The literature on the hobby horse has been expertly collected and analysed by Dr E. C. Cawte, and this entry relies heavily on his findings. Cawte discusses the various meanings of the term hobby horse , which need not concern us here but… …
7The Rocking-Horse Winner — is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. It was first published in July 1926 in Harper s Bazaar and subsequently appeared in the first volume of Lawrence s collected short stories. It was made into a film under the same title in 1950, directed by… …
8Jesse Armour Crandall — Born October 20, 1834(1834 10 20) Westerly, Rhode Island Died August 3, 1920(1920 08 03) (aged 85) Brooklyn, New York …
9Hobby horse — This article is about costumed characters that appear in various customs, processions and ceremonies. For other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation) The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters… …
10Balance board — A balance board is a device used for recreation, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development. It is a lever, similar to a see saw, that the user usually stands on, usually with the left… …
