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a horse apiece

a horse apiece phrase: synonym of six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Phrase

a horse apiece

  1. (dated) Synonym of six of one, half a dozen of the other
    • The Maior promiſed Sir John Horner and myſelf a horſe apiece, when we went to London to the parliament, which we accepted of; and we talked about the ſynod and eccleſiaſtical diſmiſſions.1781, Edmund Burke (contributor), The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1778, The Second Edition, page 159
    • "Surely Marleon is rich enough to keep them a horse apiece."1894, J. Masterman, A Devoted Couple, A Novel, page 350
    Synonyms:
    six of one, half a dozen of the other

Synonyms of a horse apiece

  • six of one
  • half a dozen of the other

Questions about a horse apiece

What does a horse apiece mean?
A horse apiece means synonym of six of one, half a dozen of the other.
What part of speech is a horse apiece?
A horse apiece is a phrase.

Words near a horse apiece in the dictionary

  1. a hanger and a flogger
  2. a healthy body is a healthy mind
  3. a hit dog hollers
  4. a hit dog will holler
  5. a hoot and a holler
  6. a horse apiece
  7. a house divided against itself cannot stand
  8. a house is not a home
  9. a hundred and ten percent
  10. a hundred percent
  11. a hungry man is an angry man

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