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horses' mouths

horses' mouths is the plural of horse's mouth.

Meaning of horse's mouth

Noun

horse's mouth (plural horses' mouths)

  1. (idiomatic) An authentic source; someone who directly experienced or witnessed something.
    • I thought it would be quicker to hear it from the horse's mouth.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 374

Questions about horses' mouths

What is horses' mouths the plural of?
Horses' mouths is the plural of horse's mouth.

Words near horses' mouths in the dictionary

  1. horses and carts
  2. horses around
  3. horses for courses
  4. horses' asses
  5. horses' doovers
  6. horses' mouths
  7. horses, not zebras
  8. horsesat
  9. horseshit
  10. horseshite
  11. horseshod

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