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Meanings of
one-horse
in English
Small and remote and insignificant.
poky
pokey
jerkwater
Related terms
provincial
Usage of
one-horse
in English
1
The second cab followed the
one-horse
coupe in which Muller was seated.
2
Living in a
one
-
horse
town is great, if you own the horse.
3
Just another
one
-
horse
town where they roll up the sidewalks at nine.
4
On Finchley Common the traveller met a clergyman driving a
one-horse
chaise.
5
On Monday we packed a
one-horse
van with what we deemed essential.
6
Bells jingled violently, and a
one-horse
sledge passed Maciek like a whirlwind.
7
We encountered a great deal of merchandise, carried invariably upon,
one
-
horse
sleds.
8
The same evening Lady Bernard's shabby
one-horse
-
brougham
stopped at Mr. Morley's door.
9
We took our places behind them in split-bottom chairs in the
one-horse
wagon.
10
We're goin' back to that
one
-
horse
town and get ready for that hearing.
11
Almost daily they made delightful trips in a
one-horse
carriage into the suburbs.
12
The
one-horse
tram on F Street to the Capitol was ample for traffic.
13
It is good to have some little
one
-
horse
teams for the light jobs.
14
Presently a
one-horse
trap appeared at a curve of the road.
15
On the contrary, it is more easy than a
one-horse
chaise.
16
It's dead and narrow and
one-horse
and the people are boneheads.
Other examples for "one-horse"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
one-horse
Adjective
Frequent collocations
one-horse wagon
one-horse chaise
one-horse carriage
one-horse town
one-horse cab
More collocations
One-horse
through the time
One-horse
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common