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horse's doovers

horse's doovers noun: hors d'oeuvres.

Noun

horse's doovers pl (plural only)

  1. (Australia, UK, humorous, plural, plural-only, slang) hors d'oeuvres
    • None of us is likely to stray so far from the correct pronunciation as the legendary new-rich oil millionaire who demanded “horses′ doovers”...1962, William Morris, Mary Morris, Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
    • On a couple of our little occasional tables - we′ve got three - they′ve got horse′s doovers set out. Things on cracker biscuits.1973, John O'Grady, Survival in the Doghouse, page 86

Origin of horse's doovers

Fanciful corruption of hors d'oeuvres. Apparently British/Australian prison or POW slang.

Questions about horse's doovers

What does horse's doovers mean?
Horse's doovers means hors d'oeuvres.
What part of speech is horse's doovers?
Horse's doovers is a noun.

Words near horse's doovers in the dictionary

  1. horse whip
  2. horse whips
  3. horse whisperer
  4. horse whisperers
  5. horse's ass
  6. horse's doovers
  7. horse's hoof
  8. horse's hoofs
  9. horse's mouth
  10. horse-bee
  11. horse-bees

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