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white horses

white horses is the plural of white horse.

Meaning of white horse

Noun

white horse (countable and uncountable, plural white horses)

  1. (countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.
  2. (countable) A wave that is blown by the wind such that its crest is broken up and appears white and foamy; a whitecap.
  3. (slang) A recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.
  4. A large mass of tough sinewy substance in the head of sperm whales, just above the upper jaw and extending in streaks into the junk above it. It resembles blubber, but contains no oil.
  5. (Singapore, derogatory) A soldier who is the child of a minister, high-ranking civil servant or officer, or comes from a highly influential family, who may receive preferential treatment from superiors.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, horse.

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Questions about white horses

What is white horses the plural of?
White horses is the plural of white horse.

Words near white horses in the dictionary

  1. white hope
  2. white hopes
  3. White Horde
  4. white horse
  5. White Horse Beach
  6. white horses
  7. white hot
  8. White House
  9. White House Station
  10. White Houser
  11. White Housers

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